Defeat Into Victory

Informationen zum Autor William Joseph Slim, first Viscount, was born in 1891. He took a commission in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and served in the Middle East, India and Burma, reaching Field-Marshal in 1948. His other books include Unofficial History (1959). He died in 1972. Klappentext Field Marshal William Slim stands alongside Montgomery as the outstanding British field commander of World War II. Defeat Into Victory is his classic account of the Burma campaign: a story of retreat, attrition and final hard-fought victory over the Japanese. Told by a commander always at the centre of events, this is a narrative which captures both the high drama and the harsh reality of war.From the Pan Military Classics Series comes the best general's book of World War II Zusammenfassung From the Pan Military Classics Series comes the best general's book of World War II

Product details

• Authors: Sir William Slim, William Slim
• Publisher: Pan Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 21.08.2009
• EAN: 9780330509978
• ISBN: 978-0-330-50997-8
• No. of pages: 672
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 199 mm x 43 mm
• Series: Pan Military Classics Series; Pan Military Classics; Pan Military Classics Series; Pan Military Classics
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Autobiography: historical, political & military