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ALEXANDER OF TUNIS, Field-Marshal Earl: : The Alexander Memoirs 1940-1945

UK.BARNSLEY,S. YORKS.FRONTLINE BOOKS/PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD.,2010.

ISBN 9781848325678.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn thus.FINE+/FINE+. No owner inscrptn per se - but its possible removal - as a diagonal top corner clip in situ,affecting both front free endpaper and concomitant corner of the frntis,but no price-clip (£19.99) to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, subject's b/w portrait photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with b/w lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners, appears unread - apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, original plain black cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn thus,v-xxipp+3-210pp [paginated] includes separate contents+illustrations lists/tables, subject's preface,Shane Alexander (the subject's son) foreword,an introduction by James Holland (renowned WW2 subject author),double-page b/w map (Coast of North Africa),3 sections comprising XV (15) chapters - each section with pertinent b/w battle maps,16pp contemporary b/w auto+biographical photographs in 1 block,between pp106/7,and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title page with subject's b/w portrait photographic frntis to it's reverse,title page, and individual section separator pages. A comprehensive new edition of a classic wartime memoir recounting and analysing pivotal battles,including the desert war in North Africa. After his first meeting with General Alexander in August 1942,Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Horrocks wrote,'By repute he was Winston Churchill's fire brigade chief par excellance: the man who was always despatched to retrieve the most desperate situations.' Churchill was indeed in need of a fire brigade chief.Rommel had chased Allied forces back across the desert.Alexander brought a new hope to the Desert Rats: he instilled them with his own confidence and thought of victory.Under his command,Montgomery was ready to fight and win the battle of El Alamein.Even as his generals drove the enemy from North Africa, Alexander was planning far ahead for Sicily and Operation Husky - the first major seaborne invasion by either side during the war. It was said that before El Alamein the Allies never knew victory,and after El Alamein never knew defeat: much of the credit belongs to Alexander.For decades his contribution to the British efforts in both wars has been overlooked.Here,however,is a comprehensive edition of his personal and candid memoirs,which includes judgements on such men as Montgomery, Patton and Churchill.He also details his role in leading the withdrawal of the 1st Infantry Division at Dunkirk,his dealings with Stilwell in Burma and the bombing of the Monte Cassino abbey. Please contact seller,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.
Not SIGNED.

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