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Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1887-1976 A Selected Bibliography
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Colin F. Baxter
Book Code: GR9119
ISBN: 0-313-29119-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-29119-7
184 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 10/30/1999
List Price: $86.95 (UK Sterling Price: £49.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Bibliographies of Battles and Leaders
Series Number: 23
Reviews:
  • "A useful basic bibliography for any level."
    —Choice
  • This superb bibliography study places British Field Marshal Montgomery's accomplishments and reputation within their proper historical and historiographical context, and provides insight on not only controversial issues of his career, but occasionally on more obscure ones as well....this volume is an informative and worthwhile reference and research guide for students and scholars interested in Montgomery and his leadership, generalship, and the higher direction of the Second World War.
    —Army History
  • ...an excellent starting point for anyone wishing to understand [Montgomery]...the book might also be read for enlightenment by anyone who is broadly familiar with Montgomery's life or campaigns.
    —The Journal of Military History
Description: In the desperate summer of 1942, Hitler seemed to be on the verge of victory in Russia and the Middle East. With Rommel nearing Cairo, a little known lieutenant-general, Bernard Montgomery, took charge of what Churchill called a "baffled and bewildered" British 8th Army. Assuming command, Montgomery issued his famous order, "Here we will stand and fight;...If we can't stay here alive, then let us stay here dead," and led the Army to one of the Allies' greatest victories--El Alamein. "Monty" became an instantly recognizable Allied leader, but as a man with strong views, unbending principles, and outspoken frankness, he was both loved and disliked, praised and criticized. This bibliography presents and evaluates the extensive body of literature that has grown up around the controversial Field Marshal. Any serious study of World War II military campaigns must confront Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, an individualist with both admirers and detractors. This book provides an extensive historiographical overview of the literature in Part I and a bibliography of significant works in Part II. It is a basic reference and research guide for the student, scholar, and general reader.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword by Myron J. Smith, Jr.
  • Preface
  • Narrative and Historiographical Survey
  • Historical Background
  • Chronology
  • Sources for Research on Field Marshal Montgomery
  • The Making of a General
  • El Alamein to Tunis
  • Sicily to the Sangro
  • The Normandy Campaign
  • From the Seine to the Baltic
  • The Post-war Years
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 99-33434
LCC Class: Z8591
Dewey Class: 016
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