Masters of Battle: Monty, Patton and Rommel at War - Hardcover

Brighton, Terry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670916919 ISBN 13: 9780670916917

Publisher: Viking, 2008

Synopsis

In the Second World War, Great Britain, the United States and Germany each produced one land force commander who stood out from the rest: Bernard Montgomery, George Patton and Erwin Rommel. These three armour-plated egos were the greatest generals of the war, and theirs was a very personal contest: the clash of mighty armies perceived as a bout between three men.

All three were arrogant and flawed, yet with a genius for the command of men and an unrivalled enthusiasm for combat. All had spectacular success on the battlefield. But their explosive relationships with each other and with their political masters rivalled the pyrotechnics of their tank battles in determining the conduct and outcome of the war.

Masters of Battle presents the Second World War as it was experienced by its three most flamboyant, controversial and influential commanders.

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Review:

Praise for Hell Riders:

'Fascinating' Andrew Roberts, Daily Mail

'Thorough, accurate, concise, clear. Brighton writes with pace and precision ... as an account of this episode, his book will be hard to beat. Excellent' Spectator

'Hard to put down, full of interesting historical fact, highly recommended' Regiment Magazine

From the Back Cover:

'Entertaining and lucidly written' Sunday Times

MONTY. PATTON. ROMMEL.
THREE OF THE GREATEST WARTIME COMMANDERS EVER.
BUT WHAT MADE THEM GREAT?

In Masters of Battle, Terry Brighton drops us into the great armoured battles of North Africa; embeds us with the Generals during the invasions of Sicily and Italy; and places us at their side during the Normandy Landings and the big push through France, Belgium and into Germany to discover what drove each of our three leading commanders in their pursuit of victory.

This is the Second World War seen through the eyes of its three most flamboyant, controversial and influential commanders: the allies who hated each another and the arch-enemies who treated one another with mutual respect. If you ever wanted to know what makes a top-rank general tick, this is your answer.

'Brighton does an admirable job at throwing new light on his subjects and puncturing some of the myths that surround them' Sunday Business Post

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0670916919
• ISBN 13: 9780670916917
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464