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Cleverest Man in the Army: The Life of FM Sir William Robertson

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Justin Saddington, Curator of Printed Books at the National Army Museum, discusses the life of Field Marshal Sir William Robertson and the themes of late Victorian and Edwardian Army reform and British strategy in the First World War. Part of the Lunchtime Lectures series - a programme of free talks that takes place at the National Army Museum in London every Thursday at 12.30pm. Follow the National Army Museum on:

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Cleverest Man in the Army: The Life of FM Sir William Robertson

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Cleverest Man in the Army: The Life of FM Sir William Robertson

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Field Marshall Sir William Robertson

Field Marshall Sir William Robertson

Field Marshall Sir William Robertson

Thomas and Ann Robertson

Thomas and Ann Robertson

Thomas and Ann Robertson

Corporal William Robertson, 1879

Corporal William Robertson, 1879

Corporal William Robertson, 1879

Lieutenant William Robertson, 1890

Lieutenant William Robertson, 1890

Lieutenant William Robertson, 1890

Field Marshal Sir John French

Field Marshal Sir John French

Field Marshal Sir John French

Field Marshal Lord Kitchener

Field Marshal Lord Kitchener

Field Marshal Lord Kitchener

General Sir Henry Rawlinson

General Sir Henry Rawlinson

General Sir Henry Rawlinson

British raiding party waiting to go over the top

British raiding party waiting to go over the top

British raiding party waiting to go over the top

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Cleverest Man in the Army: The Life of FM Sir William Robertson

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Key moments

Field Marshall Sir William Robertson

Field Marshall Sir William Robertson

Field Marshall Sir William Robertson

Thomas and Ann Robertson

Thomas and Ann Robertson

Thomas and Ann Robertson

Corporal William Robertson, 1879

Corporal William Robertson, 1879

Corporal William Robertson, 1879

Lieutenant William Robertson, 1890

Lieutenant William Robertson, 1890

Lieutenant William Robertson, 1890

Field Marshal Sir John French

Field Marshal Sir John French

Field Marshal Sir John French

Field Marshal Lord Kitchener

Field Marshal Lord Kitchener

Field Marshal Lord Kitchener

General Sir Henry Rawlinson

General Sir Henry Rawlinson

General Sir Henry Rawlinson

British raiding party waiting to go over the top

British raiding party waiting to go over the top

British raiding party waiting to go over the top

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

British graves on the Western Front

British graves on the Western Front

British graves on the Western Front

David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George

Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson

Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson

Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson

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