Author: John Connell
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Languages : en
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Author: Alexander Greenwood
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 392

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Author: Alexander Greenwood
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Category : Marshals
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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Author: John Connell (pseud. för John Henry Robertson.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 975

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Author: Evan McGilvray
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
ISBN: 1526716135
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck is a study not only of the individual but also of how the British Army, Indian Army and the Empire were transformed during his long military career. Auchinleck was commissioned into the Indian Army from 1904 and served with distinction against the Turks in Egypt and the Mesopotamian campaign, earning a DSO. Between the wars he was involved in the pacification of the Northwest Frontier (now Pakistan). In the Second World War he briefly led a division in the ill-fated Norway campaign before being appointed Commander-in-Chief, India. He is best remembered for his controversial stint in command in North Africa, where he replaced Wavell in July 1941. He halted Rommel at the First Battle of El Alamein but was then replaced by Montgomery and resumed as C-in-C India, where his logistical support for Fourteenth Army was vital to success in Burma. Post-war he planned and oversaw Partition and British withdrawal from India. Here, as in North Africa, interference from his political masters added to the burdens of command. Evan McGilvray appraises Auchinleck’s long and varied career in its entirety.

Author: John Connell
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Category : El Alamein, Battle of, Egypt, 1942
Languages : en
Pages : 1032

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Biografi over den britiske øverstkommanderende i Indien og Ægypten, general Auchinleck, der i 1946 blev forfremmet til feltmarskal

Author: John Connell
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Languages : en
Pages : 975

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Author: Philip Warner
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473812046
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 502

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Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck was born in India and raised in conditions of near poverty. Yet his talent ensured his career flourished despite his Indian Army background and he was the first Commander of 8th Army in North Africa. Despite great political interference, he stopped Rommel's Afrika Corps at 1st Alamein only to be sacked by Churchill. After a spell in the wilderness he became C in C India during the dark period of Partition and, ironically, had to preside over the destruction of his beloved Indian Army. A private man of great humour and integrity he refused to be drawn into discussing or criticising his tormentors be they Churchill, Montgomery or Mountbatten. He always argued that history would be his judge. This is a super piece of military biography by one of the most respected post war military historians.

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Category : Auchinleck, Claude John Eyre, Sir, 1884-
Languages : en
Pages : 975

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Author: Alexander Greenwood
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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