Last Great Cavalryman : The Life of General Sir Richard McCreery GCB KBE DSO MC

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mead, Richard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army. Cavalry--History.

Local Subjects:

United States. Army. Cavalry--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (521 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: Pen and Sword, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Dick McCreery was commissioned into the 12th Royal Lancers in 1915 and served on The Western Front, winning the MC and surviving wounds.In 1938 he joined the staff of 1st Division under Alexander before being given command of 2 Armored Brigade. He won the DSO for his leadership during the retreat to Dunkirk Man/June 1940.In North Africa McCreery was sacked by Auchinleck, with whom he had major differences, but, while waiting for a plane home, he was spotted by Alexander who made him his Chief of Staff. He is credited by many (but not Montgomery - the two did not get on) for the solution to the

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Prologue""; ""Chapter 1 - The McCreerys and the McAdams""; ""Chapter 2 - Childhood and Schooldays""; ""Chapter 3 - The Western Front""; ""Chapter 4 - Disaster and Triumph""; ""Chapter 5 - Peace and Tragedy""; ""Chapter 6 - The Adjutant""; ""Chapter 7 - Lettice""; ""Chapter 8 - Staff Officer""; ""Chapter 9 - The Colonel""; ""Chapter 10 - Alex""; ""Chapter 11 - The Somme and the Seine""; ""Chapter 12 - Q and Bumper""; ""Chapter 13 - Adviser""; ""Chapter 14 - Crisis in the Desert""; ""Chapter 15 - Chief of Staff""

""Chapter 16 - Victory in Tunis""""Chapter 17 - Avalanche""; ""Chapter 18 - River and Mountain""; ""Chapter 19 - The Winter Line""; ""Chapter 20 - The Tiber Valley""; ""Chapter 21 - Army Commander""; ""Chaper 22 - The Old Steeplechaser""; ""Chapter 23 - The Last Battle""; ""Chapter 24 - Aftermath""; ""Chapter 25 - High Commissioner""; ""Chapter 26 - The Rhine Army""; ""Chapter 27 - Winding Down""; ""Chapter 28 - Indian Summer""; ""Chapter 29 - Finale""; ""Chapter 30 - Postscript""; ""Appendix I - Hugh�s Little Ambush""; ""Appendix II - The Refusal at the Ditch""; ""Abbreviations""

""Acknowledgements""""Sources and Bibliography""; ""Notes""; ""Index""

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ISBN:

9781783401659

1783401656

9781783408931

1783408936

OCLC:

854974843