The Crusading General
The Life of General Sir Bernard Paget GCB DSO MC
Bernard Paget enjoyed a hugely successful military career which culminated in his top level appointments in WW2. As C-in-C Home Forces and the C-in-C 21st Army Group he was responsible for preparing the Army for the long awaited Second Front in Europe in 1944. To his lasting chagrin he was not to use in battle the weapon that he had shaped and tempered. He proved himself both a gallant soldier in the Great War and a shrewd commander in the dire conditions of the ill-fated Norway campaign.It was as a trainer that he excelled and this ideally fitted him for his wartime appointments. An irascible, brusque and, at times, downright rude man, possi…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-84468-426-7
- EAN: 9781844684267
- Produktnummer: 33442722
- Verlag: Pen & Sword Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 192 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 4'835 KB
Über den Autor
Colonel Sir Julian Paget is one of the foremost authorities of the Napoleonic War and author of various books including Hougomont and The Story of the Guards. He is a sought-after guide and speaker.
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