{"product_id":"johnnie-gough-v-c-by-ian-beckett-1989-british-military-history-book-1st-edition","title":"Johnnie Gough V.C. by Ian Beckett 1989 British Military History Book 1st Edition","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   Johnnie Gough V.C. by Ian Beckett 1989 British Military History Book 1st Edition\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  Johnnie Gough V.C.\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  By Ian F.W. Beckett\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  Published by Tom Donovan: London 1989 1st Edition\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n  \"\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  Ian F. W. Beckett's Johnnie Gough, V.C., published by Tom Donovan in London in 1989, is a compelling biography of Brigadier-General Sir John Edmond Gough, one of the most distinguished British officers of his generation. Drawing on extensive research, including previously unpublished private papers, Beckett reconstructs the life and career of a soldier whose achievements spanned the final decades of the Victorian era and the turbulent years leading into the First World War. The work situates Gough within the broader evolution of the British Army, offering both a personal narrative and a study of institutional change.\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  Gough's career was marked by active service across the British Empire, including campaigns in Africa, the Sudan, the Boer War, and Somaliland, where he earned the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery. Beckett presents him not merely as a gallant officer, but as a thoughtful and forward-looking professional who engaged deeply with military theory and staff training. His time at the Staff College and later influence as an instructor reveal a figure committed to modernising the army, bridging the gap between traditional imperial warfare and the demands of twentieth-century conflict.\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  The biography also explores the dramatic circumstances of Gough's death in 1915, when he was mortally wounded while reconnoitring enemy positions on the eve of the Battle of Neuve Chapelle. Beckett reflects on the loss of a promising senior commander whose leadership might have shaped subsequent campaigns. Balanced, scholarly, and richly detailed, this work will appeal to collectors of military biography, students of British imperial history, and those interested in the personalities and developments that defined the prelude to the Great War.\"\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  Light wear to dustjacket.  Small, neat inscription behind dustjacket flap. Pages clean and bright. An excellent copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n  Size 24cm x 16cm x 2.5cm - 244 Pages\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Antique Books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46668526551179,"sku":null,"price":58.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/0770\/0875\/files\/a997d3de-f832-4863-b311-be84a3927a80.jpg?v=1776565823","url":"https:\/\/antiquebooksaustralia.com.au\/products\/johnnie-gough-v-c-by-ian-beckett-1989-british-military-history-book-1st-edition","provider":"Antique Books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}