1976 1st Am. ed. 624pp. illus. black cloth sm 4to: near Very Good in a Good dj in Brodart poly cover [edges are age foxed; else a nice clean, complete & tight copy; dj = some tears @ extremities & some loss @ spine head; else G] A fat volume containing biographical sketches or over 40 military commanders ranging from Jellicoe to Juin. The author Lord Carver (1915-2001) was a decorated British officer who achieved the highest military ranks in the United Kingdom.

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Title

The War Lords: Military Commanders of the Twentieth Century

Publisher

Boston: Little, Brown

Publication Date

1976

Language

English

ISBN 10

0316130605

ISBN 13

9780316130608

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Good

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Military

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Synopsis

Brief biographies of forty-three outstanding field and air marshalls, generals, and admirals of this century, from Jellicoe to Juin, incorporate analyses of their characters, talents, and strategies

About the Author

Field Marshal Lord Carver served in Italy in 1943 as a 28-year old lieutenant colonel in command of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment. He held important command and staff appointments as Chief of General Staff and, as Field Marshal in 1973, Chief of the Defence Staff. Author of fourteen books and editor of two others, he was created a life peer in 1977. Lord Carver died in 2002.

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