Montgomery : lessons in leadership from the soldier's general /

Montgomery : lessons in leadership from the soldier's general /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Royle, Trevor.
Edition:	1st Palgrave Macmillan pbk. ed.
Imprint:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Description:	xvi, 200 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	The world generals series World generals series.
Subject:	Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery, -- Viscount, -- 1887-1976 -- Military leadership. Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery, -- Viscount, -- 1887-1976. Great Britain. -- Army -- Biography. Great Britain. -- Army. World War (1939-1945) World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns. Generals -- Great Britain -- Biography. World War, 1939-1945 -- Biography. Command of troops -- Case studies. Command of troops. Generals. Military campaigns. Great Britain. Biography. Case studies.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8288655

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ISBN:	9780230614895 (hardback) 0230614892 (hardback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"The unique leadership and lasting legacy of the greatest British army commander of the Second World War"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

Foreword: General
British and U.S. Army Ranks
British Abbreviations Used in the Text
Introduction
1. An Uncertain Education
2. Peacetime Soldiering
3. The Drift to War
4. Full of Binge
5. Desert Victory: The Battles of Alam Halfa and El Alamein
6. Pursuit into Tunisia
7. Operation Husky
8. The Invasion of Europe
9. Normandy: From D-Day to Deadlock
10. A Lost Port and a Bridge Too Far
11. A Falling Out in the Ardennes
12. Crossing the Rhine
13. Cold War Warrior
Epilogue: The Soldier's Soldier
Notes
Index