HORNE, Alistar, with David Montgomery MONTY 1944-1945. The Lonely Leader , London: Macmillan, 1994.

First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 0333587081 Book and dustjacket in fine condition. xxvii, 381pp, including Select Bibliography and Index. With 34 black-and-white photographs, and 5 maps. From d/j flap - "The authors consider Monty's style of command and the influence of his character on the course of battle, presenting the human face of a man generally regarded as a rather Cromellian military figure. They also discuss the tactics and politics of the period, including Monty's controversial dealings with General Eisenhower." Monty led the Eighth Army to victory at El Alamein in 1942. He was Chief of Land Forces in the Allied invasion of Normandy in 1944, and received Germany's surrender in 1945. The events of Operation Overlord from June 1944, and the book follows Monty's leadership of the Allied offensive to Lüneburg Heath the following May." (Book ref. 7050)  £19.00

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