Montgomery the Field Marshal

Name: Montgomery the Field Marshal
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Montgomery the Field MarshalA Critical Study of the Generalship of Field-Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, K.G. and of the Campaign in North-West Europe, 1944/45\nAuthor(s): R.W. Thompson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032047379, 978-1032047379\nSynopsis\nThis book, first published in 1969, examines the achievement of Montgomery and the 21st Army Group in the campaign in Northwest Europe in [tel]. The author observed the campaign first-hand, and has spent twenty years poring over war diaries and regimental papers to provide an in-depth analysis of Montgomerys generalship, personality, complex relations with his American allies, and his own subordinates. Looking at Montgomerys performance as a morale builder both for troops and civilians, this books also examines his difficulties with the diplomatic niceties of coalition warfare.