Field Marshall Bernard Law Montgomery, 1887-1976 :
[Book]
a selected bibliography /
compiled by Colin F. Baxter.
Westport, Conn. :
Greenwood Press,
1999.
1 online resource (xii, 165 pages)
Bibliographies of battles and leaders,
no. 23
1056-7410 ;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series Foreword; Preface; PART I: NARRATIVE AND HISTORIOGRAPHICAL SURVEY; 1. Historical Background; 2. Chronology; 3. Sources for Research on Field Marshal Montgomery; 4. The Making of a General; 5. El Alamein to Tunis; 6. Sicily to the Sangro; 7. The Normandy Campaign; 8. From the Seine to the Baltic; 9. The Post- War Years; PART II: BIBLIOGRAPHY; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W.
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In the desperate summer of 1942, Hitler seemed to be on the verge of victory in Russia and the Middle East. With Rommel nearing Cairo, a little known lieutenant-general, Bernard Montgomery, took charge of what Churchill called a baffled and bewildered British 8th Army. Assuming command, Montgomery issued his famous order, Here we will stand and fight; ... If we can't stay here alive, then let us stay here dead, and led the Army to one of the Allies' greatest victoriesÑEl Alamein. Monty became an instantly recognizable Allied leader, but as a man with strong views, unbending principles, and outsp.
Field Marshall Bernard Law Montgomery, 1887-1976.
Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery,1887-1976
Montgomery of Alamein, Bernard Law Montgomery,1887-1976
Marshals-- Great Britain.
Marshals.
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Great Britain, History, Military, 20th century, Bibliography.