Monty One Making of a General

Hamilton, Nigel

ISBN 10: 0241105838 / ISBN 13: 9780241105832

Published by Penguin Books, Limited, 1981

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Monty One Making of a General
• Publisher: Penguin Books, Limited
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241105838
• ISBN 13: 9780241105832
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Illustrated With Photographs
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 1.003 pounds

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Synopsis

The definitive biography of Field Marshall Viscount Montgomery of El Alamein. Based on Montgomery's secret diaries, letters, and vast collection of private papers, which have remained confidential and inaccessible until now, this is the first volume of the authorized life of General Montgomery. Written by a historian who knew Montgomery intimately in his later years, Monty breaks entirely new ground. Nigel Hamilton presents the unknown Montgomery in behind-the-scenes accounts of him as soldier and leader, son, father, and husband. Aided by Montgomery's numerous letters, the author paints a vivid picture of world events as they shaped the destiny of one of the world's greatest field commanders. Illustrated with black-and-white photos. 871 pages.

From Publishers Weekly

Despite grave character flaws (he was vain, arrogant, small-minded and vengeful) Montgomery was, according to Hamilton, the outstanding Allied battlefield commander of WW II. Hamilton ( JFK: Reckless Youth ) has condensed his three-volume official biography into this single, more accessible book for general readers, concentrating both on Montgomery's battlefield exploits and his thorny relationships with American generals Dwight Eisenhower and Omar Bradley. Hamilton describes how and why Montgomery deliberately humiliated the latter and disparaged the former, his direct superior, almost continually accusing Eisenhower of everything from ignorance to incompetence. The biography is decidedly controversial: Hamilton argues, for instance, that Eisenhower was virtually inactive during the major German counterattack in the Ardennes and charges Bradley with concocting self-serving myths about Montgomery that would dominate postwar writing on the Western alliance. This shortened version brings into clearer focus the reasons for the high regard in which students of the military art hold Montgomery. Photos.
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