A field-marshal in the family

History

Montgomery, Brian

Europe

Constable

Shenton of Singapore: Governor and Prisoner or War

Shenton of Singapore: Governor and Prisoner of War

Asia

Pen & Sword Books/Leo Cooper

Index, appendix, many black and white photographs. Foreword by Ronald Lewin. A biography of Sir Robert Montgomery, born an Irish rector's son, and who went on to become "a distinguished member of the British government in India during the Victorian era, and played a crucial role in quelling the Indian Mutiny of 1857, one of the most dramatic events of the nineteenth century".

Monty's Grandfather: Sir Robert Montgomery, GCSI, KCB, LLD, 1809-1887 a Life's Serivce [sic] for the Raj. Foreword by Ronald Lewin

Blandford Press

Monty: A Life in Photographs

Blandford Pr

Field Marshall in the Family

Cassell Illustrated*

Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein has attracted the attention of countless historians over the last 70 years but, despite this coverage, views of his character remain controversial and contradictory. His younger brother Brian, himself a successful soldier, enters the fray with this charming and revealing book examining the background of this legendary military commander. He provides a fascinating account of the influences of Monty’s family genes together with a wealth of unknown details about his career. His grandfather, Sir Robert Montgomery, played a key role in crushing the Indian Mutiny and his adventures have intriguing parallels with those of Monty’s two generations later. Dean Farrar, his maternal grandfather, was a powerful Victorian educational and religious figure (Headmaster of Marlborough College and Dean of Canterbury) and author of the iconic Eric, or Little by Little. The author examines in the most entertaining and frank manner Monty’s idiosyncratic character traits; his opposition to tradition, his Nelsonian approach to rules and regulations, his ruthlessness and determination and his unfashionable views on the absolute necessity for self publicity – and the most intensive training to get the maximum from his subordinates, down to the most junior levels.

A Field Marshal in the Family

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Pen and Sword Military

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