The Memoirs of Field Marshal Montgomery - Softcover

Montgomery Of Alamein, Viscount

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844153304 ISBN 13: 9781844153305

Publisher: Pen & Sword, 2016

Synopsis

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. His choice of the Warwickshires was due to his lack of money. He saw service in India before impressing with his courage, tactical skill and staff ability in the Great War. Despite his tactless uncompromising manner his career flourished between the wars but it was during the retreat to Dunkirk that his true brilliance as a commander revealed itself. The rest is history but in this autobiography we can hear Monty telling his side of the story of the great North African Campaign followed by the even more momentous battles against the enemy – and, sadly, the Allies – as he strove for victory in North West Europe. His interpretation of the great campaign is of huge importance and reveals the deep differences that existed between him and Eisenhower and other leading figures.

His career ended in disappointment and frustration being temperamentally unsuited to Whitehall and the political machinations of NATO.

About this title

About the Author:

Field Marshal Montgomery is an author and historian.

Review:

"While Montgomery's literary style may be less than polished, this is certainly an important WWII memoir- candid, without favor and revealing." (WWII Quarterly, Vol 4 No. 1 2007)

About this edition

• Publisher: Pen & Sword
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1844153304
• ISBN 13: 9781844153305
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 574