Auchinleck
The Lonely Soldier
Published on 6. January 2006
288 pages
978-1-78383-272-9 (ISBN)
Description
Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck was born in India and raised in conditions of near poverty. Yet his talent ensured his career flourished despite his Indian Army background and he was the first Commander of 8th Army in North Africa. Despite great political interference, he stopped Rommel's Afrika Corps at 1st Alamein only to be sacked by Churchill. After a spell in the wilderness he became C in C India during the dark period of Partition and, ironically, had to preside over the destruction of his beloved Indian Army. A private man of great humour and integrity he refused to be drawn into discussing or criticising his tormentors be they Churchill, Montgomery or Mountbatten. He always argued that history would be his judge. This is a super piece of military biography by one of the most respected post war military historians.
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Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Chronology
- Introduction
- 1 Origins
- 2 India
- 3 War-1914-19
- 4 Unrest in India
- 5 Appalling Outlook-1938-40
- 6 'This Ramshackle Campaign'-Norway 1940
- 7 The Defence of England
- 8 'Generally Acclaimed'-C-in-C, India
- 9 'A New, Fresh Figure'-Middle Eastern Command
- 10 'Immensely Heartened'-The 'Crusader' Battles
- 11 'You Must Come Home'-Storm in the Desert
- 12 'These Critical Days'-Gazala and Mersa Matruh
- 13 'The Adverse Tide'-El Alamein and Dismissal
- 14 'A Good Day'-India Once More
- 15 A Changed World
- 16 The End of an Era
- 17 A New World
- 18 The Last of the Indian Army
- 19 A Long Sunset
- 20 The Dimbleby Interviews
- 21 Some Assessments
- Appendices:
- A Lessons of the Tirah Campaign
- B Wellington College
- C The Imperial Defence College
- D The El Alamein Position
- E A Correspondence in The Time
- F The Auchinleck-Eadon Correspondence
- Sources and bibliography
- Index
