This is perhaps the most revealing case history of the politics of modern warfare ever set down. It is a story of a time when image making and public relations took precedence over strategy at the cost of thousands of lives. It is the story of the distortion of history and the promulgation of questionable glory. By August 1942, disaster had struck Great Britain in every theater of war, Singapore had fallen; Crete was gone; the Egyptians were hammering at Egypt. The British Navy and Air Force were being repulsed, and ...
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This is perhaps the most revealing case history of the politics of modern warfare ever set down. It is a story of a time when image making and public relations took precedence over strategy at the cost of thousands of lives. It is the story of the distortion of history and the promulgation of questionable glory. By August 1942, disaster had struck Great Britain in every theater of war, Singapore had fallen; Crete was gone; the Egyptians were hammering at Egypt. The British Navy and Air Force were being repulsed, and Churchill wrote: "I should have then vanished from the scene and the harvest would have been ascribed to my belated disappearance." The shadow of becoming a second class power was already falling on Britain, and Churchill and his generals were about to be eclipsed by Roosevelt and the strength of America. Churchill was desperate for victory and a glamorous hero. General Auchinleck, commander of Britain's Eighth Army, had already fought a successful battle at El Alamein. But Churchill needed something more theatrically effective than what Auchinleck could provide. SO he set the propaganda machinery working to obliterate that victory. Auchinleck was sacked and replaced by Montgomery. Although Rommel was by this time a very sick man with a weakened army, the myth of the Desert Fox was revived as well. And the second Battle of El Alamein, the one recorded in the history books, was launched. Every man played his part well, including the public relations staff, General Montgomery's personal photographers, the moving picture teams, and those who fell in battle. This is a fascinating book, not just for buffs of military history, but for anyone concerned with how a war is really run in an age of propaganda.
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Good in Good dust jacket. This is a biography of one of World War II's most important British generals. Contains an index, source notes, and a bibliography in the rear. The front end paper has been partially removed with scissors, else this is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no markings to the interior or the text. The dust jacket is rubbed, but has no significant chips or tears, and is in presentable condtion. The end paper is the major flaw in an otherwise nice copy.; End paper maps; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 279 pages.
Add this copy of Churchill and the Montgomery Myth to cart. $13.61, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published by M. Evans; distributed in association with Lippincott, Philadelphia.
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Add this copy of Churchill and the Montgomery Myth to cart. $20.00, like new condition, Sold by Shoemaker Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gettysburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published by M. Evans & Company, Inc..
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Fine in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. No date, circa 1968. ¼ burgundy cloth backed brown paper boards. Covers and contents fine. 1 line map of the Mediterranean Sea area, no other illus in text. Printed/pictorial dj; spine and panel edges lightly toned, else very good. According to the author: In 1942, England was facing defeat everywhere. Churchill needed a public propaganda victory to boost morale at the front and at home. Churchill found what he needed in Monty: An eccentric who could produce battlefield victories.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Missing jacket. The dust jacket of the book is missing.
