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Description - Six of Monty's Men by Adrian Stewart

Field Marshall Montgomery showed great skill in choosing his subordinates, whether as staff officers or field commanders. To those he trusted he gave help and guidance as well as kindness and concern for which he has rarely received credit. In return, they provided services of immense value not only in his own campaigns but in many others throughout the Second World War, to which they brought the knowledge and experience that they had acquired under his leadership. This account follows the careers of six of these subordinates. . Harding, the far-sighted staff officer who could take command of a famous armoured division with equal ability. . Leese, ranked by Montgomery as his finest Corps Commander, but for whom successes and disappointments would be strangely intermingles. . De Guingand, the invaluable Chief of Staff whose devotion to duty ruined his health and brought him to the verge of a nervous breakdown. . Horrocks, who had hated the thought of serving under Montgomery but did so for almost the whole war. Richardson, the versatile planner whose varied duties included co-ordinating the operations of Army and Air Force, anticipating future events, and deceiving the enemy as to his own commander's intentions. . Roberts, the brilliant and charismatic armoured division commander who became the youngest major general in the British Army. The varied careers and consequent outlooks of these officers serve to throw new light on events that are famous, on incidents that are surprising, unusual or unappreciated, and in particular on the complicated and controversial character of the man whom that all acknowledged to be their leader and their inspiration. AUTHOR: Adrian Stewart (pseudonym) is a successful published author specialising in the Second World War. SELLING POINTS: . Superb account of British generalship in WW2 . Fascination in Montgomery's campaigns never dims . In essence this is a history of British WW2 campaigns in Europe and N. Africa . Six biographies of well known military commanders ILLUSTRATIONS 8 pages of b/w plates *

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