Forward To Victory: Messages To His Armies From El Alamein To The Baltic
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One of the most decisive commanders of the Second World War speaks directly to his men — and to history — in Forward to Victory, a remarkable collection of communiqués, addresses, and speeches delivered by Field-Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, spanning the pivotal campaigns from the sands of El Alamein to the shores of the Baltic. This volume chronicles the personal orders and rallying calls that Montgomery issued to the armies under his command, offering an unfiltered window into the strategic mind and indomitable will of the general who turned the tide of the North African campaign and drove Allied forces through to final victory in Europe. Supplemented by his celebrated speeches on The British Soldier and The Army and the Nation, the collection presents Montgomery not merely as a tactician, but as a motivator of men and a shaper of national identity. Rare among military memoirs and primary source collections, this work illuminates the distinctive voice that made Montgomery one of the most recognisable — and at times controversial — figures of the twentieth century. His prose is direct, uncompromising, and suffused with an almost evangelical confidence, reflecting a commander who never doubted his mission or his men. For students of military history, admirers of wartime leadership, and those captivated by the human drama of the Second World War, this volume stands as an indispensable document — leaving the reader to wonder: what does it truly take to forge victory from the fog of war?
Author: Field-Marshal The Viscount Montgomery Of Alamein
Format: Hardback
Published: 1946, Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: price clipped dj
One of the most decisive commanders of the Second World War speaks directly to his men — and to history — in Forward to Victory, a remarkable collection of communiqués, addresses, and speeches delivered by Field-Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, spanning the pivotal campaigns from the sands of El Alamein to the shores of the Baltic. This volume chronicles the personal orders and rallying calls that Montgomery issued to the armies under his command, offering an unfiltered window into the strategic mind and indomitable will of the general who turned the tide of the North African campaign and drove Allied forces through to final victory in Europe. Supplemented by his celebrated speeches on The British Soldier and The Army and the Nation, the collection presents Montgomery not merely as a tactician, but as a motivator of men and a shaper of national identity. Rare among military memoirs and primary source collections, this work illuminates the distinctive voice that made Montgomery one of the most recognisable — and at times controversial — figures of the twentieth century. His prose is direct, uncompromising, and suffused with an almost evangelical confidence, reflecting a commander who never doubted his mission or his men. For students of military history, admirers of wartime leadership, and those captivated by the human drama of the Second World War, this volume stands as an indispensable document — leaving the reader to wonder: what does it truly take to forge victory from the fog of war?