The memoirs of field marshal montgomery by bernard law. First published in 1958 montgomerys memoirs cover the full span of his career first as a regimental officer in the royal. The memoirs of fieldmarshal the viscount montgomery of alamein, k. Field marshal bernard montgomery history learning site. He picked eisenhower over more experienced generals partly because of ikes ability to work with enormous egos. First published in 1958 montgomerys memoirs cover the full span of his career first as a regimental officer in the royal warwickshire regiment and then as a staff officer. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Montgomery to his troops during 194246 that i have come across.
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Im particularly interested in antimonty rants by americans. April fools with so many officers to choose from, why is it obvious that the best, most effective, and most competent field marshall of all time was field marshall bernard law montgomery, 1st viscount montgomery of alamein, kg, gcb, dso, pc. First published in 1958 montgomery s memoirs cover the full span of his career first as a regimental officer in the royal warwickshire regiment and then as a staff officer. The memoirs of general reinhard gehlen translator and editor. Memoirs of fieldmarshal montgomery casemate publishers. On march 24, 1976, field marshall bernard law montgomery, 1 st viscount of alamein, hero of world war ii, died at home in england. In the full monty, nigel hamilton is revising the threevolume biography he wrote two decades ago. He saw service in india before impressing with his courage, tactical skill and staff ability in the great war. General bernard law montgomery reassessed the casual.
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Mar 20, 2020 bernard law montgomery, 1st viscount montgomery, in full bernard law montgomery, 1st viscount montgomery of alamein, of hindhead byname monty, born nov. On september 1st 1944, montgomery was promoted to field marshal, the highest rank he could reach in the british army. The fame of bernard montgomery 18871976 as a field commander was established with the british eighth army from july 1942 to january 1944 as the desert rats fought the formidable german army from alamein across north africa and then into sicily and southern italy. Memoirs of field marshall montgomery by fieldmarshall montgomery and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Montgomery and eisenhower top 10 acrossthepond duos time. Bernard montgomery has 15 books on goodreads with 31 ratings. Read the memoirs of field marshal montgomery by field marshal viscount montgomery for online ebook. Memoirs of field marshal montgomery and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. If youre dissatisfied with your purchase incorrect booknot as describeddamaged or if the order hasnt arrived, youre eligible for a refund within 14 days of the estimated delivery date. Im really hoping to get a balanced selection of books. Bernard montgomerys most popular book is memoirs of fieldmarshal montgomery.
Bernard montgomery as an unusual leader david weir d. Bernard montgomery was probably the most famous british commander in ww2. Bernard law montgomery, 1st viscount montgomery, in full bernard law montgomery, 1st viscount montgomery of alamein, of hindhead byname monty, born nov. Odnb he earned fame in north africa during the second world war, later commanding allied ground forces during the normandy invasion. Known as monty, he notably commanded the allies against general erwin rommel in north africa, and in the invasions of italy and normandy. Read online now the memoirs of field marshal montgomery ebook pdf at our library. The memoirs of field marshal montgomery of alamein k g by. The memoirs of field marshall montgomery posted by lexington green on april 27th, 2017 all posts by lexington green i read the memoirs of field marshall bernard law montgomery a year or two ago, and i recently discussed the book elsewhere, so i pass these thoughts along here. The memoirs of fieldmarshal kesselring, 1953, albert. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Educated at the royal military academy sandhurst, montgomery entered the army in 1908 and served in. In this autobiography we can hear monty telling his side of the story of the great north african campaign. First published in 1958 montgomerys memoirs cover the full span of his career. By now montgomery commanded the 21st army group that succeeded in taking the vital port of antwerp in belgium but was involved in the failure at arnhem.
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