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100 1  Arnold, Michael|4aut 
245 10 Hollow Heroes|h[Elektronisk resurs] /|cMichael Arnold 
264  1 |bCasemate,|c2022 
300    304 sidor 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
500    |5MoE|aOnline epub (13.09 MB) 
500    |5MoE|aOffline epub med Adobe-kryptering (12.73 MB) 
520    The book reveals the truths behind the conventional images
       of three of Great Britain's primary military leaders 
       during and immediately after the Second World War.  In 
       each case there was a totally different side to each man, 
       which demonstrates that a great deal of their reputation 
       was built on contrived results, deception and 
       dishonesty.It examines the influence and impediment of &
       ldquo;class” on the performance of the British Army 
       in World War II, and quotes the views of the Americans 
       that far too often there was an unwillingness among the 
       British to base officer promotion on effectiveness rather 
       than on social background; conforming was more important 
       than performing, as anyone who has served in the British 
       Army’s ranks would agree. At the same time, 
       Montgomery feared and was jealous of Patton, whose rate of
       advance was nearly always twice that of Monty’s.The 
       services of Field Marshals Wavell and Auchinleck, two of 
       Britain’s finest commanders of the war, were largely
       lost to Britain because of Churchill’s consistent 
       interfering in field matters and his need to contrive 
       almost anything to remain in power after he had been 
       responsible for the fall of Singapore.  This book includes
       the bizarre case of Major-General Dorman-Smith, one of 
       Britain’s most brilliant original thinkers, who 
       without reason was sacked by Churchill. Dorman-Smith was 
       the tactician who had produced Britain’s victory 
       over Rommel at the first battle of Alamein, but his crime 
       seems have been overachievement; an unforgivable sin in 
       some eyes. Mountbatten’s fumbling in India is also 
       realistically portrayed in these pages, putting paid to 
       the “man for the century’s” overly 
       embellished reputation. [Elib] 
653    E-bok 
653    eLib 
655  4 E-böcker 
655  4 Historia 
655  4 Memoarer & Biografier 
655  4 Samhälle & politik 
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       MB)|zOffline epub med Adobe-kryptering (12.73 MB) 
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