Mountbatten
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few figures in the annals of modern warfare commanded the stage with the same magnetic authority as Lord Louis Mountbatten — naval hero, Supreme Allied Commander, and the last Viceroy of India. Arthur Swinson's Mountbatten, published as part of the acclaimed Pan/Ballantine Illustrated History of World War II series (War Leader Book No. 4), presents a vivid and authoritative portrait of this extraordinary military statesman, chronicling his rise through Britain's naval ranks to his pivotal role orchestrating Allied strategy in the South-East Asia theatre during the Second World War. Swinson, a respected military historian, illustrates Mountbatten's genius for bold, unconventional leadership — the man who championed the audacious Dieppe Raid, masterminded the recapture of Burma, and navigated the treacherous politics of imperial dissolution with equal dexterity. Drawing on rich photographic documentation and rigorous historical research, the narrative captures both the triumphs and controversies that shadowed one of Britain's most complex wartime commanders. For anyone seeking to understand the human forces that shaped the Allied victory in Asia, this compact yet formidable account raises as many compelling questions as it answers.
Author: Arthur Swinson
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few figures in the annals of modern warfare commanded the stage with the same magnetic authority as Lord Louis Mountbatten — naval hero, Supreme Allied Commander, and the last Viceroy of India. Arthur Swinson's Mountbatten, published as part of the acclaimed Pan/Ballantine Illustrated History of World War II series (War Leader Book No. 4), presents a vivid and authoritative portrait of this extraordinary military statesman, chronicling his rise through Britain's naval ranks to his pivotal role orchestrating Allied strategy in the South-East Asia theatre during the Second World War. Swinson, a respected military historian, illustrates Mountbatten's genius for bold, unconventional leadership — the man who championed the audacious Dieppe Raid, masterminded the recapture of Burma, and navigated the treacherous politics of imperial dissolution with equal dexterity. Drawing on rich photographic documentation and rigorous historical research, the narrative captures both the triumphs and controversies that shadowed one of Britain's most complex wartime commanders. For anyone seeking to understand the human forces that shaped the Allied victory in Asia, this compact yet formidable account raises as many compelling questions as it answers.