The Last Great Cavalryman: The Life of General Sir Richard McCreery GCB KBE DSO MC
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The inter war years saw a time of study, sport, marriage and bloody hard work. He was fortunate to find favour with certain senior officers who looked kindly on him, most notably Alan Brooke the future CIGS. This meticulous biography presents it all in an easy to read way which carries the reader along happily and all too soon you'll find yourself where the book intends us to be all along; at the crucible — World War II.
McCreery's war was a fascinating one Richard Mead was encouraged by some very worthy historians to write this book and he has not let them down. There was a hole on the biographical shelf of British Generals and it has been filled.
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Rather than another volume on one of the established stars we've had one of the very important blanks filled in. Well done Mr Mead!
The fascination with the last of the cavalry is enduring, perhaps partly because of the horseman's apocalyptic links: Now we have another question: Not that it is actually posed in this engaging biography of the British contender to that title, the little-known Sir Richard McCreery. Richard Mead recounts the details of McCreery's life not wholly uncritically.
How the claim of 'the last great cavalryman' compares with those of, say, Zhukov, Patton, von Senger und Etterlin or Bettoni is another matter. At the end of his career, he had achieved a remarkable record both as a fighting soldier and armoured tactician on battlefields from north Africa to Italy.
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The flysheet notes explain that 'this is the first biography of arguably one of the finest British fighting generals of the Second World War and, certainly, one of the outstanding horsemen of his era. The life and times of a distinguished military general is charted meticulously in a book by a Gloucesterhire historian. This is the first time that the story has been publicly told of the final commander of the legendary Eighth Army in Italy, General Sir Richard McCreery.
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Widely credited by many for the El Alamein victory, this is the long-overdue story of one of the most important fighting generals of World War II. The book takes us through the general's distinguished careers in both world wars and examines this keen horseman's contribution to armoured warfare. For military buffs, this will be a welcome addition to the bookcase.
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Educated at Cambridge University, Richard Mead is a chartered accountant with wide commercial experience. As a military historian he specialises in the Second World War. He lives near Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Products Authors Categories Series.
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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 El Alamein victory. He was promoted to command X Corps at Salerno which he commanded during the advance to the Gothic Line. Although not a public figure, McCreery was key figure in the development of armored warfare, a brilliant tactician and among the most important British fighting generals of the Second World War. This is an overdue acknowledgment of his contribution to victory.
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