Connell, John. Wavell. Scholar and Soldier To June 1941. First Edition. London, Collins, 1964. 23 x 14 cm. 573 pages. With B&W Illustrations. Original cloth with gilt title on red on spine. In original dust jacket. Top edge coloured. Map-decorated end papers. Very good condition. Some shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Edges and end papers dust dulled. Some damp staining to first few pages of book. Fore edge of frontispiece a little frayed. Dust jacket dust dulled and edge worn; now in archival jacket.

Provenance: From the Library of Sir Alan Francis Brooke, Field Marshal Alanbrooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke.

Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, (1883 – 1950) was a senior officer of the British Army. He served in the Second Boer War, the Bazar Valley Campaign and the Great War, during which he was wounded in the Second Battle of Ypres. He served in the Second World War, initially as Commander-in-Chief Middle East, in which role he led British forces to victory over the Italians in western Egypt and eastern Libya during Operation Compass in December 1940, only to be defeated by the German Army in the Western Desert in April 1941. He served as Commander-in-Chief, India, from July 1941 until June 1943 and then served as Viceroy of India until his retirement in February 1947
Field Marshal Alanbrooke and Wavell worked together before and during world war 2, however, this book was published after both Wavel’s and Alanbrooke’s death and was maybe sent to his wife by the publisher. Alanbrooke actually acted as a pall-bearer at Wavell’s funeral.

• Keywords: Biography & Literary Criticism · Great Britain · History · History & Culture · Military · World War 2
• Language: English
• Dust Jacket
• First edition
• Inventory Number: 101403AB

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