Very Fine Commander: the Memories of General 'nap' Murray Gcb Kbe by John Donovan

Very Fine Commander: the Memories of General 'nap' Murray Gcb Kbe by John Donovan

The contrast between soldiering in peace and war is well illustrated by Nap Murray s experiences. It took him 16 years to reach the substantive rank of Major in 1938 but by 1944 he was an acting Lieutenant General.His fascinating memoirs, skillfully edited by his nephew, cover an extraordinary career from young officer service in India, China and Egypt, his experiences with the German Army in 1937 before the dramas of W2. His accounts of action and injury in the early war years in France, North Africa, Sicily and Normandy, prepare the reader for Murray s long and distinguished record as a Divisional commander in Italy, Palestine, Catterick and finally the Commonwealth Division in Korea. It was Monty himself who described Murray as A Very Fine Commander praise indeed, a memoir can be very revealing about the character of its author. Entirely free of self-aggrandisement or pride this book leaves the reader unsurprised at the success and popularity of its author.

John Donovan was a dramatist and novelist who also served as head of the Children's Book Council. I'll make it. It Had Better Be Worth Traveling For. John Donovan was a novelist and playwright who also served as the head of the Children's Book Council. It was first published in 1969 and republished by Dell in 1973. I'll make it.

It Had Better Be Worth Traveling For. was first published in 1969 and reissued in 1973 by Dell.

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ISBN 13	9781848843370
ISBN 10	1848843372
Title	Very Fine Commander: the Memories of General 'nap' Murray Gcb Kbe
Author	John Donovan
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published	2011-02-20
Number of pages	320
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