Mountbatten biography book

  • The official life of the soldier and statesman killed by the IRA in paints a rounded, sympathetic, and yet undeceived portrait of Mountbatten's character.
  • A rounded, sympathetic and yet wholly undeceived portrait of the man and the many facets of his character.
  • A rounded, sympathetic and yet wholly undeceived portrait of the man and the many facets of his character.

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    Mountbatten: The tjänsteman Biography

    August 21,
    At the airport. Will review later. Back in lovely Hawaii. Now for the review. Too often we Americans read about Patton, Bradley (on my list), Eisenhower, or MacArthur. We should pay attention to the personalities of our Allies. Mountbatten fryst vatten one of the most intriguing WWII and after personalities. Born as a royal, he pursued a military career that makes me envious. He slowly worked his way up the chain in the Royal Navy. WWII funnen him the perfect individ to work for Combined Operations (aka our today's Joint Military). He led the group that would put commandoes and later an invasion force onto Europe's beaches. He was instrumental in setting up the plans and studies that eventually led to OVERLORD and allied landings in Normandy. He shifted over to Asiatic and tackled the backwater campaign that was India, Burma, and China. His leadership and skill led to the first Allied nation campaign victory over the Japanese army. Yes a Navy Admi
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    Mountbatten Official Biography: Signed

    The Official Biography of Mountbatten of Burma

    First edition, one of only 25 copies
    Author: Philip Zeigler.
    Specially bound by Zaehnsdorf in London.
    Signed by the author, Philip Zeigler. , and also Mountbatten’s daughter, the Countess Mountbatten of Burma
    Typed letter with the Ministry of Defense letterhead laid in, signed by Mountbatten of Burma dated March 11, relating to the “Queen Elizabeth” show in plus a copy of “Der Tag” (from according to my research) addressed to a Mr. Gregory.
    Foreword: Countess Mountbatten of Burma
    A thick book, p.

    Contains two photographs of Mountbatten: a vibrant color photo on the verso of the front cover and a fine, black and white photograph at the rear. Additionally numerous photographs are featured throughout the book plus a foldout chart of the Mountbatten family tree.

    This autobiography is beautifully bound in full navy blue crushed morocco by Zaehnsdorf. The spine features gilt panels, five rai

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    Mountbatten: A Biography

    Hough, Richard

    New York: Random House, 2nd Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Very Good. Item #
    ISBN: X

    Second printing. Jacket creased.

    xv, pp. Illustrated with 32 pages of photographs. "Lord Louis Mountbatten was one of the most colorful figures of the twentieth century, and his tragic death in August , when his converted fishing boat was blown up in Donegal Bay, made world headlines. Here is the first full-length biography of the remarkable man who was born Prince Louis of Battenberg in , the son of an obscure German prince and Queen Victoria's favorite granddaughter. Brought up visiting the crowned heads of Europe, to most of whom he was related, he lost his title at seventeen when his father became a British subject and changed the family name to Mountbatten. At twenty-two he married an heiress and became a leader in British and American jazz-age society during the s. He was a hero in the early years of World War II, was made Supreme Allied Com