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Montgomery
A biography. With photographies, illustrations and a map . 8vo pp. 256 Rilegato tela, sovracoperta (cloth, dust jacket) Firma di appartenenza all'occhiello (Owner's name on the half-title). Copertina con mancanze (Lacks to cover) Molto buono (Very Good)
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First published December 31, 1967
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May 23, 2024
A cracking, short, single volume account of Montgomery's life up to 1958, by the Australian journalist, Alan Moorehead, who actually got to see the man and witness his battles. It gives you a good sense of the man and the controversies that surrounded him but, notwithstanding his abrasive and opinionated personality, he gets my vote!
December 8, 2013
I own a rare copy. I love it.
December 9, 2024
A contemporaneous biography published in 1946 by a war correspondent who shadowed Monty through much of 1942-45
November 17, 2025
Moorehead’s Montgomery is resolute, decisive, fastidious, contemplative, pious, fair but superior, hard but caring, uncompromising, judicious, ruthless. His military method is to boost morale, and make the enemy sing one’s own song.
There could have been more about the various battles in this book, but Moorehead focuses more on how his personality intersects with those around him. He was untreated unfairly by the American generals, although Patton is barely mentioned at all.
At times Montgomery’s arrogance is disagreeable but his successes speak for themselves.
There could have been more about the various battles in this book, but Moorehead focuses more on how his personality intersects with those around him. He was untreated unfairly by the American generals, although Patton is barely mentioned at all.
At times Montgomery’s arrogance is disagreeable but his successes speak for themselves.
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