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20%OFFRussell Miller - Uncle Bill: The Authorised Biography of Field Marshal Viscount Slim - 9781780220826 - V9781780220826
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Uncle Bill: The Authorised Biography of Field Marshal Viscount Slim

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Description for Uncle Bill: The Authorised Biography of Field Marshal Viscount Slim Paperback. Masterly biography of the 'greatest commander of the 20th century'. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: BGH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 390.

Masterly biography of the 'greatest commander of the 20th century'.

Field Marshal Slim is less well known than other Second World War generals, but is now widely regarded as the best. To the men under his command he was 'Uncle Bill', probably the most respected and loved military leader since the Duke of Marlborough. Born into an impoverished family in Bristol in 1891 and brought up in the Black Country, he was commissioned as a temporary Second Lieutenant on the outbreak of the First World War. Twice seriously wounded, in Gallipoli and Mesopotamia, he was awarded the Military Cross ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780220826
SKU
V9781780220826
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50

About Russell Miller
Russell Miller is the highly acclaimed author of several investigative works of history, including BEHIND THE LINES ('Enthralling ... Revelatory' - DAILY MAIL).

Reviews for Uncle Bill: The Authorised Biography of Field Marshal Viscount Slim
Last year, a poll at the National Army Museum to determine Britain's greatest general ended in a tie between Wellington and Slim. This biography will do much more to tip the scales. It pays magnificent tribute to Slim in a very well-informed assessment of what he did to deserve this accolade. It is a most exciting read, full of vivid, ... Read more

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