A classic, highly readable biography of one of Britain's finest Second World War generals. Raised in near poverty, Field-Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck became the first English commander of World War II to defeat a German general in battle: Rommel in the first Alamein in 1942. Yet this victory was dismissed and is now nearly forgotten. This complex "soldier's soldier" comes vividly to life, reclaimed for posterity, in this portrait, including his controversial role in the turbulent days of India's partition.

Auchinleck, the lonely soldier

History

Warner,Philip

Europe

Buchan & Enright

John Buchan: A memoir

BUCHAN, William

<p>At Arnhem, the British 2nd Parachute Regiment held the north end of the key road bridge over the Rhine not for 24 hours for which it was equipped, but for 3 days and 4 nights. Commanded by the author, they beat off repeated armored and infantry assaults by far greater numbers, until forced out of the ruined and burning positions by losses, lack of ammunition, and the failure of the whole Arnhem operation.\nTheir sacrifice stands as one of the most heroic defenses of all time. General Frost's story is, in effect, that of the battalion. His tale starts with the Iraq Levies and goes on the major airborne operations in which he took part - Bruneval, Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, Arnhem - and continues with his experiences as a prisoner and the reconstruction of the battalion after the German surrender. Though written with modesty and humor, the book is shot through with the fire and determination of the fighting solider, and throws important new light on many controversies, not only those of Arnhem. This book is a major contribution to the literature of the last war.</p>

A drop too many

Frost, John

Military

this is a book to amuse the hardest hearted and a vital guide for all speakers who wish to avoid the ominous injunction Kindly sit down

Kindly Sit Down!

Humor & Entertainment

Aspinwall, Jack, MP

Humor

The Shooting Times guide to ferreting

Taylor, F J.

A near fine copy in a vg plus dj protected in mylar. No markings - very light wear.

John Masefield: Letters to Reyna

MASEFIELD, JOHN

Biographies & Memoirs

Examines the rise of Hitler and the development of the German Luftwaffe, and argues that Allied air power made Germany's defeat inevitable

Victory Denied: Rise of Air Power and the Defeat of Germany, 1920-45

SAWARD, Dudley

Mike: The life and times of Mike Hailwood

Ted Macauley

Hardcover in dustjacket, 1985, Book Club Edition by Franklin Watts Books

The devil's birthday: The bridges to Arnhem, 1944

Powell, Geoffrey

Who he?: Goodman's dictionary of the unknown famous

Goodman, Jonathan

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