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Bezig met laden... Horrocks: The General Who Led from the Frontdoor Philip Warner
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Reading this book of this general's career reminded me in an odd way of my own military experience, how awfully boring and uneventful it was. First Horrocks was captured by the Germans in WWI, then he was sent to Poland in the 1920s and he was taken prisoner again. Of course, back home the bureaucracy is grinding along, cutting his pay checks and promoting him on schedule. Then WWII rolls around and he waits for the Phony War to end. Then he is wounded in North Africa and has to recuperate for a year or so. But after that he did get the boot in, so good for him. After the war he was the sergeant-at-arms for the House of Lords; not exactly a job requiring a cosh or brass knuckles, I would guess. He would be seen on TV in the chamber with his head bent forward and the assumption was that he was engrossed in heady affairs of state but he was just working the day's crossword puzzle. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Lieutenant General Sir Brian Horrocks was a legend in his lifetime. He leapt to fame as a Brigade, Divisional and Corps Commander during the Second World War where his dashing style, good luck and easy manner won him huge respect and great success. He was happiest in the frontline and yet his victories in the field were hard won, be they in North Africa or NW Europe. By 1944 he was commanding 200,000 men of all Allied nations who did not agree on much else but all thought highly of him. His attributes brought him success in industry, as a TV presenter and as Black Rod, in the Houses of Parliament. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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