Life and Campaigns of General Hughie Stockwell
The career of General Hugh Stockwell culminated in the ill-fated Suez Operation of 1956 but no stigma can attach to him for this. It was a military success but a political nightmare which resulted in the fall of Prime Minister Eden, the lowest point in relations between the Western allies, the departure of France from the NATO military structure and the huge loss of British national confidence. Stockwells career up to that point had been exemplary. Although commissioned into the Welch Fusiliers he had fought in Norway 1940, commanded the Special Training Centre at Lochailort and 2nd battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers in 29 Independent Brigade du…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4738-1455-4
- EAN: 9781473814554
- Produktnummer: 22579945
- Verlag: Pen and Sword
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 319 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 10'578 KB
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