The Second World War, unlike the First, fostered the projection of 'characters'. Thanks to the media, many of the Allied commanders became household names, known as much for their successes and defeats on the battlefield as for their personalities. This book provides a brief review of the careers of some of the most notable figures to achieve high command in the Allied forces, a list that includes General of the Army Omar Bradley, Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery, General George Patton and General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower. These characters are brought to life through numerous illustrations, including photographs and colour plates.
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Packed with specially commissioned artwork, maps and diagrams, the Men-at-Arms series is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the world's military forces, past and present.
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Anthony Kemp has a keen interest in the commanders of World War II. In addition to this book, he authored Men-at-Arms 124: German Commanders of World War II.
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WW2 Allied Commanders at a Glance,
By paul_cheng "K.F." (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Allied Commanders of World War II (Men-at-Arms) (Paperback)
This is a relatively small book to cover the prominent Commanders of the Allied Forces. It includes commanders from USA, UK, France, USSR, Canada and Poland, each with about 300 words of narrative describing their military career. B/W photographs and colour-plates of these commanders are also included. An interesting book to read because you can quickly get to know in brief the major military players in WW2.
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Nice complement to German Commanders book,
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A nice complement to the similar volume on German commanders.
The main text deals with a variety of Allied commanders; as with the German book the emphasis is on combat commanders of the land forces, with attention also paid to staff officers and combat officers of the naval and air services. The main personalities discussed in the text are: Harold Alexander Claude Auchinleck Omar Bradley Andrew Cunningham Miles Dempsey Hugh Dowding Dwight Eisenhower Courtney Hodges Douglas MacArthur Bernard Montgomery George S. Patton, Jr. William Slim Archibald Wavell Georgi Zhukov Many other commanders are featured in photo captions or the captions to the colour plates, from the Canadian Crerar to many expatriate Polish and French commanders, Vinegar Joe Stilwell, and other luminaries. No commanders from the 1939-40 period seem to be included. The historical portraits are concise yet rich in detail; colour plates are well done - resemblance to the historical characters is very good, and colours and bright and show off well the various campaign ribbons - a feat of research in itself! A very nice overall look at some key players in the Allied armies; emphasis has been placed on British, Commonwealth and US land forces. Some mention of naval commanders, very little on the air force. Nice mix of supreme/theatre commanders, army group, army, and corps commanders. Staff officers like Marshall, Montague, Brooke et al seem not to have been included in favour of combat commanders.
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Several fat volumes would obviously be necessary to do full justice to this subject; what follows is simply a brief review of the careers of some of the more interesting men who achieved high command in 1939-45. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
War Mus, Middle East, First World War, Staff College, West Point, Second Alamein, Second World War, Far East, Red Army, Air Ministry, Airborne Division, Battle of Britain, Prime Minister, Supreme Allied Commander, Byelorussian Front, Imperial Defence College, Mark Clark, Southern Command New!
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- The Second World War, Volume 3: The Grand Alliance by Winston S. Churchill on page 9
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