Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery 1887 1976

Author : Colin F. Baxter
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1999-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313387692

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Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1887-1976 by Colin F. Baxter Pdf

In the desperate summer of 1942, Hitler seemed to be on the verge of victory in Russia and the Middle East. With Rommel nearing Cairo, a little known lieutenant-general, Bernard Montgomery, took charge of what Churchill called a baffled and bewildered British 8th Army. Assuming command, Montgomery issued his famous order, Here we will stand and fight;...If we can't stay here alive, then let us stay here dead, and led the Army to one of the Allies' greatest victories—El Alamein. Monty became an instantly recognizable Allied leader, but as a man with strong views, unbending principles, and outspoken frankness, he was both loved and disliked, praised and criticized. This bibliography presents and evaluates the extensive body of literature that has grown up around the controversial Field Marshal. Any serious study of World War II military campaigns must confront Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, an individualist with both admirers and detractors. This book provides an extensive historiographical overview of the literature in Part I and a bibliography of significant works in Part II. It is a basic reference and research guide for the student, scholar, and general reader.

Author : Colin F. Baxter
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1999-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313291197

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Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1887-1976 by Colin F. Baxter Pdf

In the desperate summer of 1942, Hitler seemed to be on the verge of victory in Russia and the Middle East. With Rommel nearing Cairo, a little known lieutenant-general, Bernard Montgomery, took charge of what Churchill called a baffled and bewildered British 8th Army. Assuming command, Montgomery issued his famous order, Here we will stand and fight;...If we can't stay here alive, then let us stay here dead, and led the Army to one of the Allies' greatest victories—El Alamein. Monty became an instantly recognizable Allied leader, but as a man with strong views, unbending principles, and outspoken frankness, he was both loved and disliked, praised and criticized. This bibliography presents and evaluates the extensive body of literature that has grown up around the controversial Field Marshal. Any serious study of World War II military campaigns must confront Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, an individualist with both admirers and detractors. This book provides an extensive historiographical overview of the literature in Part I and a bibliography of significant works in Part II. It is a basic reference and research guide for the student, scholar, and general reader.

Author : Bernard Law Montgomery Montgomery of Alamein (Viscount)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Marshals
ISBN : UOM:39015035313439

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The Memoirs of Field-Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein by Bernard Law Montgomery Montgomery of Alamein (Viscount) Pdf

"Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC (pron.: /mntmr v ælmen/; 17 November 1887? 24 March 1976), nicknamed "Monty" and the "Spartan General", [9] was a British Army officer. He saw action in the First World War, where he was seriously wounded, and during the Second World War he commanded the Eighth Army from August 1942 in the Western Desert until the final Allied victory in Tunisia. This command included the Battle of El Alamein, a turning point in the Western Desert Campaign. He subsequently commanded the Eighth Army in Sicily and Italy before being given responsibility for planning the D-Day invasion in Normandy. He was in command of all Allied ground forces during Operation Overlord from the initial landings until after the Battle of Normandy. He then continued in command of the 21st Army Group for the rest of the campaign in North West Europe. As such he was the principal field commander for the failed airborne attempt to bridge the Rhine at Arnhem and the Allied Rhine crossing. On 4 May 1945 he took the German surrender at Luneburg Heath in northern Germany. After the war he became Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) in Germany and then Chief of the Imperial General Staff."--Wikipedia

Author : Tim Moreman
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1849081441

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Bernard Montgomery by Tim Moreman Pdf

This Osprey Command title looks closely at the early life, military experiences and key battlefield exploits of Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, first Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887-1976), perhaps the best-known, most highly respected and most controversial British general of World War II. "Monty's" reputation was made while in command in North Africa, in the Mediterranean and then North-West Europe. Arguably his best-known achievement was rebuilding a dispirited and defeated eighth army and inflicting a decisive defeat on Rommel at El Alamein. Montgomery's style and exercise of command and his personal reputation were largely shaped by his highly driven, but often difficult and enigmatic personality. He made an incalculable contribution to the Allied victory in Europe, and his leadership had played a crucial role in transforming the British Army into a war-winning weapon.

Author : Bernard Law Montgomery Montgomery of Alamein (Viscount)
Publisher : William Morrow & Company
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1983-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0688016456

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A History of Warfare by Bernard Law Montgomery Montgomery of Alamein (Viscount) Pdf

A chronological illustrated history of warfare from the Ancient Greeks through World War II with chapters on military thinking and the ethics of war

Author : Bernard Law Montgomery Montgomery of Alamein (Viscount)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Leadership
ISBN : 1848840349

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The Art of Leadership by Bernard Law Montgomery Montgomery of Alamein (Viscount) Pdf

Few people over the last century are better qualified to discuss leadership than Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, the charismatic and idiosyncratic Second World War leader. It was a subject to which he devoted much thought. 'In one short sentence, it is captaincy that counts', he writes. Using personal studies of famous political military and industrial figures, Monty analyses the qualities that make for effective leadership. Being, by any definition, a frank and honest man he does not hesitate to highlight perceived deficiencies. Among his case studies are the Generals of the two world wars, Haig, French, Gort, Wavell and Alexander. Political leaders include Cromwell and Nehru, Khrushchev, de Gaulle and Mao. In this edition a fascination and contentious comparison of Churchill and Eisenhower appears for the first time. This book was first published as The Path to Leadership in 1961. This is an expanded edition. Pen and Sword Books are proud to have reprinted The Memoirs of Field Marshal Montgomery in 2005.

Author : Brian Montgomery
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Generals
ISBN : UOM:39015051429663

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Monty, a Life in Photographs by Brian Montgomery Pdf

Author : Field Marshal Viscount Bernard Law Montgomery of Alamein KG GCB DSO PC
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782897613

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21 Army Group: Normandy To The Baltic [Illustrated Edition] by Field Marshal Viscount Bernard Law Montgomery of Alamein KG GCB DSO PC Pdf

[Illustrated with 46 highly detailed maps of the actions] Field Marshal Montgomery commanded the Eighth Army from 13th August 1942 until the 31st December 1943, and the 21st Army Group from 1st January 1944 until the German surrender on the 5th May, 1945. Whilst in command of the British Army of the Rhine, in occupation of Germany, shortly after the end of the Second World War Montgomery set out to record the exploits and victories of the troops under his command. Both this volume and its companion volume, El Alamein to the River Sangro, are superb examples of military history as presented by one of the greatest generals to command victorious armies in the field. The texts are taken from his personal war diaries and are distinguished by his incisive style. The whole strategy and course of these two campaigns are presented to the reader with great clarity and accuracy. In Normandy to the Baltic the Field Marshal unfolds that greater task — the planning and implementation of the greatest invasion the world has ever known — Operation Overlord. He describes the whole plan behind. D Day and the Battle of Normandy. He continues with the battle for Caen and the capture of Cherbourg, the closing of the Falaise Pocket and the crossing of the Seine—through into the Low Countries and the Battle of Arnhem and the famous Battle of the Ardennes. He concludes with the battle of the Rhineland, the crossing of the Rhine and the rush across northern Germany to the final surrender. The whole pattern of the complex allied effort — British, Canadian and American — is described with extraordinary detail and each episode is analysed in retrospect.

Author : Trevor Royle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000370614

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A Dictionary of Military Quotations by Trevor Royle Pdf

This book, first published in 1990, is a provocative collection of military quotations that captures the human essence of warfare. From the skirmishes beneath the walls of Troy to the dropping of the atomic bomb, nearly 3,500 quotations distil the experiences of generations of soldiers, depicting the preparation for and the waging of war. Read the words of field marshals and generals, kings and dictators, and follow them into battle – Alexander the Great at Issus, Wellington at Waterloo, Sitting Bull at Little Big Horn and Montgomery at El Alamein. Here too are the recorded details of life among the ranks as diverse as ammunition and uniform, sick parade and comradeship, discipline and ‘Dear John’ letters. A final section, ‘Last Post’, deals with the tragic aftermath of conflict.

Author : Steven Wood Collins
Publisher : Booktango
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781468927894

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Puramore - The Lute of Pythagoras by Steven Wood Collins Pdf

General George Smythe, Team Alpha, Nagual socereer and quantum computer battle Wingtip, an avatar of China's first emperor, and spirit forces at his command to save mankind's collective soul from extinction. In order to prevail against their mortal and immortal foe, they must acquire Puramore in order to overcome Wingtip's spiritual advantage. If you enjoyed reading Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol", you'll also enjoy the mystery and intrigue surrounding the Puramore talisman.

Author : Nigel Hamilton
Publisher : Hamish Hamilton
Page : 1120 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015012174770

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Monty by Nigel Hamilton Pdf

Derde deel van een biografie van de Britse veldmaarschalk Bernard Law Montgomery (1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein ; 1887-1976).

Author : Nigel Hamilton
Publisher : London : Hamish Hamilton
Page : 936 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105039165548

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Monty by Nigel Hamilton Pdf

This biography of Field Marshall Viscount Montgomery of El Alamein is based on Montgomery's secret diaries, letters, and vast collection of private papers. Written by a historian who knew Montgomery intimately in his later years, this book presents the unknown Montgomery in behind-the-scenes accounts of him as soldier and leader, son, father, and husband.

Author : Bernard Law
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1019381353

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The Memoirs of Field - Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, K, G by Bernard Law Pdf

Written by one of Britain's most celebrated military commanders, The Memoirs of Field-Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein KG is a fascinating look at the strategy and tactics used during World War II. This book offers valuable insights into the mind of a great military leader. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Tim Moreman
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-23
Category : History
ISBN : 1849081433

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Bernard Montgomery by Tim Moreman Pdf

This Osprey Command title looks closely at the early life, military experiences and key battlefield exploits of Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, first Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887-1976), perhaps the best-known, most highly respected and most controversial British general of World War II. "Monty's" reputation was made while in command in North Africa, in the Mediterranean and then North-West Europe. Arguably his best-known achievement was rebuilding a dispirited and defeated eighth army and inflicting a decisive defeat on Rommel at El Alamein. Montgomery's style and exercise of command and his personal reputation were largely shaped by his highly driven, but often difficult and enigmatic personality. He made an incalculable contribution to the Allied victory in Europe, and his leadership had played a crucial role in transforming the British Army into a war-winning weapon.

Author : Bernard Law Montgomery Montgomery of Alamein 1st (viscount.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : OCLC:499139505

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Normandy to the Baltic by Bernard Law Montgomery Montgomery of Alamein 1st (viscount.) Pdf