A Field-Marshal In The Family

Hardcover. 372 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Hutchinson, UK, 1973. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. The dust jacket has been price-clipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Edges of pages are lightly browned. Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein has attracted the attention of countless historians over the last 70 years but, despite this coverage, views of his character remain controversial and contradictory. His younger brother Brian, himself a successful soldier, enters the fray with this charming and revealing book examining the background of this legendary military commander. He provides a fascinating account of the influences of Montys family genes together with a wealth of unknown details about his career. His grandfather, Sir Robert Montgomery, played a key role in crushing the Indian Mutiny and his adventures have intriguing parallels with those of Montys two generations later. Dean Farrar, his maternal grandfather, was a powerful Victorian educational and religious figure (Headmaster of Marlborough College and Dean of Canterbury) and author of the iconic Eric, or Little by Little. The author examines in the most entertaining and frank manner Montys idiosyncratic character traits; his opposition to tradition, his Nelsonian approach to rules and regulations, his ruthlessness and determination and his unfashionable views on the absolute necessity for self publicityand the most intensive training to get the maximum from his subordinates, down to the most junior levels. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0094595607. ISBN/EAN: 9780094595606. Inventory No: 20020372. Hardcover

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ISBN: 0094595607

ISBN-13: 9780094595606

Publisher: Hutchinson

Year: 1973

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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