James Edward Edmonds

Brigadier General James Edward Edmonds, CB, CMG (1861–1956) was a British First World War officer of the Royal Engineers who in the role of British official historian was responsible for the post-war compilation of the 28-volume History of the Great War. Edmonds himself wrote nearly half the volumes, including eleven of the 14 volumes dealing with the Western Front (Military Operations, France and Belgium). His task was not completed until the final volume was published in 1949.

Read more about James Edward Edmonds:  Early Army Life, Military Intelligence and MI5, Later Career

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