The Montgomery Legend
R.W. Thompson, "The Montgomery Legend "
English | ISBN: 1032045345 | 2021 | 272 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
English | ISBN: 1032045345 | 2021 | 272 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
This book, first published in 1967, examines the foundations and the substance of the Montgomery Legend. His appearance upon the scene in the Western Desert coincided with a change in warfare as ‘ironmongery replaced generalship’, as General Fuller observed, and with Montgomery’s victories came a British need for a Champion for all to see. The public needed a Hero as Britain’s time on the ropes ended, and it was also politically necessary, lest Britain be swamped by the power of its allies.
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