The Memoirs of Field Marshal The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, K.G by Field Marshal Montgomery - 1958

Signet, 1959. Contents lightly tanned.. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/Minor cover Creases. Signet T1741.

Signet, 1959. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Signet T1741.

Cleveland, OH: World Publishing. 1958. Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; DJ is worn and torn at edges. ; B&W Illustrations; 508 pages .

Hardback. 1958. 574pp, 25 plates, 14 maps 1958 VG in DW .

Great Britain: Collins ., 1958. 1st. . Hardcover. FINE-MINUS/VG-.

London England: Collins, 1958. Shelf wear to edge of D/J. Fifty years ago Bernard Law Montgomery joined the Royal Warwickshire Regiment as a subaltern, choosing that regiment mainly because of its attractive cap badge, and relatively inexpensive standard of living. He now retires as Field-Marshal after a continuous Army service unequalled in duration in modern times and unsurpassed in the grave perils of two world wars which have confronted the country he has served so faithfully. The book which Field-Marshal Montgomery has now written has certain salient features. It is first and foremost an autobiography, every word of which has been written by the author. (Incidentally, the original manuscript was written entirely in pencil) As an autobiography it is not be any means simply concerned with the conduct of World War II. It covers the boyhood and early years of the author and over a third of the book is concerned with the post-war period. One can foresee this book being read generations hence; by the… Read More

London: Collins, 1958. A first edition, first printing published by Collins in 1958. 574pp. No inscriptions. Foxing to the endpapers else a near fine bright copy in near fine indeed bright dustwrapper with a small closed tear to the front panel. Some wear to the edges. A lovely example. Montgomery, one of Britain's most prominent military leaders, shares insights into his strategies, leadership style, and the key campaigns he was involved in. The memoir covers his early years, training, and service in various theaters of war, but it primarily focuses on his command of the British Eighth Army in North Africa and the famous Battle of El Alamein, where he achieved a decisive victory against the Axis forces led by General Erwin Rommel. Montgomery also discusses his leadership during the Allied invasion of Normandy (D-Day) and the subsequent campaign in Northwest Europe, where he led the British and Canadian forces to victory against Nazi Germany. Throughout the memoirs, Montgomery reflects on the… Read More