The Mothering of Montgomery
John Keegan, 2 July 1981
Monty: The Making of a General, 1887-1942
by Nigel Hamilton.
Hamish Hamilton, 871 pp., £12, June 1981,0 241 10583 8 Show More
by Nigel Hamilton.
Hamish Hamilton, 871 pp., £12, June 1981,
The War between the Generals: Inside the Allied High Command
by David Irving.
Allen Lane, 446 pp., £9.95, June 1981,0 7139 1344 4 Show More
by David Irving.
Allen Lane, 446 pp., £9.95, June 1981,
“... intercession with the Commandant – the author suggests that Colonel Capper relented to spare the Bishop’s shame, but one suspects he was beaten in a fair fight – and he departed chastened to his regiment. The Royal Warwickshire was in India: Sandhurst makes a point of not giving its products a ‘character’ and he was therefore able to settle in as a ... ”