"Masterly.
. . . Roberts's portrait of the relationship between the four men who made
Allied strategy through the war years is a triumph of vivid description,
telling anecdotes, and informed analysis." --Max Hastings, The New York Review of Books
An epic joint biography, Masters and Commanders explores the degree to which the course of the Second World War turned on the relationships and temperaments of four of the strongest personalities of the twentieth century: political masters Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt and the commanders of their armed forces, General Sir Alan Brooke and General George C. Marshall.
Each was exceptionally tough-willed and strong-minded, and each was certain that only he knew best how to win the war. Andrew Roberts, "Britain's finest contemporary military historian" (The Economist), traces the mutual suspicion and admiration, the rebuffs and the charm, the often-explosive disagreements and wary reconciliations, and he helps us to appreciate the motives and imperatives of these key leaders as they worked tirelessly in the monumental struggle to destroy Nazism.
| ISBN: | 9780061228582 |
| Publication date: | 4th May 2010 |
| Author: | Andrew Roberts |
| Publisher: | Harper Perennial an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 736 pages |
| Genres: |
General and world history Military history Second World War Battles and campaigns Biography: historical, political and military Memoirs True war and combat stories Political leaders and leadership Military and defence strategy European history History of the Americas Science: general issues History of science |
"Masterly.. . . Roberts's portrait of the relationship between the four men who madeAllied strategy through the war years is a triumph of vivid description, telling anecdotes, and informed analysis." --Max Hastings, The New York Review of Books An epic joint biography, Masters and Commanders explores the degree to which the course of the Second World War turned on the relationships and temperaments of four of the strongest personalities of the twentieth century: political masters Winston Churchill and Franklin D.
Masters and Commanders features in the following genres: General and world history, Military history, Second World War, Battles and campaigns, Biography: historical, political and military, Memoirs, True war and combat stories, Political leaders and leadership, Military and defence strategy, European history, History of the Americas, Science: general issues, History of science
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Masters and Commanders was written by Andrew Roberts and published by Harper Perennial an imprint of HarperCollins
Masters and Commanders has 736 pages