Montgomery: Lessons in Leadership from the Soldier's General (World Generals) - Hardcover

Royle, Trevor

 
9780230614895: Montgomery: Lessons in Leadership from the Soldier's General (World Generals)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0230614892 ISBN 13: 9780230614895
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

Inhaltsangabe

Bernard Law Montgomery was a dedicated battlefield tactician, though a controversial one. In North Africa in 1942, he commanded the Eighth Army to a great triumph against Rommel at El Alamein, which Churchill hailed as the beginning of the end of the war. During the planning stages for the invasion of Sicily, Montgomery proved himself to be a splendid organizer and a great believer in simplicity. But he was also known as a complicated man whose legacy remains tainted by his insensitive and boastful nature and desire for personal glory - all of which can have dangerous consequences on the battlefield. In the end, though, it was due to Montgomery's influence that the weight of the allied attack at Normandy was increased and the allied success of D-Day owes much to his far-sightedness. In the field, especially during the planning stages, he was at his best. An inspirational commander whose self-confidence was legendary, Montgomery's military life has proved to be a great lesson for leaders in the years since.

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TREVOR ROYLE is a Broadcaster and Author specializing in the history of war and empire with a score of books to his credit. His previous books include Civil War: The Wars of Three Kingdoms, Crimea: The Great Crimean War 1854-1856, a New York Times Notable Book, and Lancaster Against York. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, a regular commentator on defense matters and international affairs for the BBC and an Editor at The Sunday Herald.

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Verlag
Palgrave Macmillan
Erscheinungsdatum
2010
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0230614892
ISBN 13 
9780230614895
Einband
Tapa dura
Anzahl der Seiten
224
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