Mountbatten: The Official Biography - Softcover

Ziegler, Philip

  • 3.92 out of 5 stars
    145 ratings by Goodreads
 
9781842122969: Mountbatten: The Official Biography

Synopsis

The official life of the soldier and statesman killed by the IRA in 1979 paints a rounded, sympathetic, and yet undeceived portrait of Mountbatten's character. From his christening (attended by Queen Victoria) to his days as Supreme Commander in Southeast Asia during World War II, to India where he oversaw the move to independence to the Suez crisis, we meet a figure who was profoundly human. "Lucid, stylish, perfectly organized and immaculately presented, it has all Mountbatten's best qualities."--John Keegan, Sunday Times. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4. 80 B&W Illustrations

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

Philip Ziegler was born in 1929 and educated at Eton and New College, Oxford. He was a diplomat and publisher before becoming a full-time writer. He lives in London

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title