Screen LibraryChurchill & his generals
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| Published: |
University Press of Kansas,
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| Publisher Address: | Lawrence, Kan. |
| Publication Dates: | c2007. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Modern war studies |
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| Carrier Form: | x, 310 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780700615124 (cloth : alk. paper) 0700615121 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | K561 |
| CLC: | K561.46 |
| Call Number: | K561.46/C156 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-298) and index. Prelude: an evening at Chequers -- 1. Legacies -- 2. Retreats and evacuations -- 3. Rommel's victims -- 4. Debacles -- 5. Monty and his enemies -- 6. Alex and the soft underbelly -- 7. The last Sepoy General -- 8. Three victories -- 9. Winston and his Generals. On the eve of World War II, the British army was more an international police force than a combat ready fighting force. This book examines its transformation in a look at Great Britain's top commanders in the field. |