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'Strafer' - The Desert General: The Life and Killing of Lieute... by Norman Nash
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- Title
- 'Strafer' - The Desert General: The Life and Killing of Lieute...
- ISBN
- 1781590907
- EAN
- 9781781590904
- Binding
- Hardback
- Date of Publication
- 20130401
- Publication Name
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- Release Title
- 'Strafer' - The Desert General: The Life and Killing of Lieute...
- Artist
- Norman Nash
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- Publication Year
- 2013
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Strafer, Desert General: the Life and Killing of Lt. General William Gott
- Item Height
- 234mm
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books LTD
- Genre
- Biographies & True Stories
- Topic
- Government, History
- Item Width
- 156mm
- Number of Pages
- 263 Pages
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Selected by Churchill to command 8th Army in 1942, in place of the sacked Auchinleck, 'Strafer' Gott was targeted by German intelligence as he flew to Cairo to take up his new post. Six ME109s intercepted his aircraft and, after shooting it down, deliberately obliterated the crash scene killing Gott in the process. As a result Montgomery was given his chance to command and the rest is history. But as this superb biography reveals, 'Strafer' deserves to be remembered for his exceptional talents, meteoric career and record of gallantry. His performance as a young officer in The Great War earned him the Military Cross (many thought a VC would have been more appropriate) and he repeatedly made determined efforts to escape. In 1939 he was commanding his Battalion as a Lieutenant Colonel and in just two years he rose to become a Lieutenant General. In doing so he became recognised as a superb Desert General whose aggression, originality and leadership qualities were supported by charm, warmth and compassion. While it is fascinating to surmise what would have happened had Gott and not Monty fought Rommel, it can be confidently said that relations with our allies would have benefitted. Thoroughly researched, using primary source material, this book is a rewarding and revealing read. SELLING POINTS: The first biography of an outstanding soldier and commander Had Gott not been killed he-and not Montgomery-would have commanded 8th Army in North Africa Gott was the only general to be targeted for assassination by the Germans Reveals fascinating details of the Luftwaffe mission that shot Gott's plane down and then destroyed the survivors on the ground An important addition to the bibliography of WW2 and an overdue examination of Gott's character and achievements 16 pages of b/w plates
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Pen & Sword Books LTD
ISBN-13
9781781590904
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Book Title
Strafer, Desert General: the Life and Killing of Lt. General William Gott
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Government, History
Publication Year
2013
Type
Textbook
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
263 Pages
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Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
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United Kingdom
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