The Military Papers and Correspondence of Major General Guy Dawnay, 1915-1919

Major General Guy Dawnay (1878—1952) was a man of complexity and contradiction. Though passionate about the profession of arms, he set aside a promising military career to pursue business ambitions. Rejoining the British Army on the outbreak of war, he served in several staff appointments across four different military theatres. In 1915, he joined the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force's headquarters, planning the April landings and the ill—fated August offensive. Following the evacuation of...