Churchill's Generals by John Keegan

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Churchill's Generals by John Keegan

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A group of military historians examines the careers of 20 key generals who served under Winston Churchill in World War II. Intolerant of failure, Churchill sacked his generals ruthlessly and, according to the text, eventually came to be served by men of exceptional abilities.

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Churchill's Generals by John Keegan

Churchill's reputation as prime Minister during the Second World War fluctuated according to the success and failures of his generals. Most of them were household names, and often heroes, during the war years. All of them were prey to the intolerance, interference, irascibility - and the inspiration - of the man who wanted to be bothe the general on the field and the presiding strategic genius. As his long-suffering Chief of the Imperial General Staff Sir Alan Brooke (later Lord Alanbrooke) remarked: 'Winston ahd ten ideas every day, only one of which was good, and he did nbot know which it was.' He sacked his warlords ruthlessly, yet in the end he cam to be served by perhaps the greatest generals this country has ever produced. In this unique collection of essays by eminent historians, John Keegan has assembled a cast of twenty generals whose reputations were made (and some of them broken) by Churchill and the Second World War. They include Wavell, Ironside, Ritchie, Auchinleck, Montgomery, Alexander, Percival, Wingate, Slim and Carton de Wiart

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The merit of this collection is that it ranges beyond those generals normally associated with Churchill Sunday TELEGRAPH Afficionados of the campaigns of the Second World War will enjoy a wallow in this bookJohn Keegan has produced good military writers to describe the generals both in victory and defeat Spectator Military history doesn't get much better than this. A real gem for aficionados. SCOTTISH LEGION NEWS
John Keegan was for many years Senior Lecturer at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst from where he went on to work as Defence Editor of The Daily Telegraph. He is also the author of several books on the Second World War.
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ISBN 13 9780349113173
ISBN 10 0349113173
Title Churchill's Generals
Author John Keegan
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Year published 2000-04-06
Number of pages 384
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.