Itch: The Explosive Adventures of an Element Hunter

Mayo, Simon

ISBN 10: 0713993340 / ISBN 13: 9780713993349

Published by Splinter, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Itch: The Explosive Adventures of an Element Hunter
• Publisher: Splinter
• Publication Date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0713993340
• ISBN 13: 9780713993349
• Binding: 1st edition
• Condition: fine/fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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Synopsis

Nigel Hamilton's official life, MONTY, worked within the constraints of the time and circumstances under which it was written. Now Hamilton has started from scratch to present what is in every sense THE FULL MONTY. This is a rich and fascinating account - of a withdrawn, stubborn, difficult man who remained both highly characteristic of Imperial Britain and yet utterly revolutionary in his criticism of that world. With immense skill Hamilton shows how it was Montgomery's homosexuality that is the key to understanding his genius - a genius that was to contribute so much to the defeat of Hitler and which was first shown to the world in this first volume's final set-piece: the Battle of El Alamein.

About the Author

Nigel Hamilton is the author of the three-volume official life of Monty (which won the Whitbread Prize and the Templer Medal) and the bestselling JFK: Reckless Youth. He is currently working on The Full Monty: The Impact of Fame 1942-1976 and a biography of Bill Clinton.