Masters and Commanders: How Four Titans Won the War in the West, 1941-1945

“Andrew Roberts, a tenacious archival historian and gifted writer, looks behind the faýade of the familiar photographs and published accounts to see how these war leaders actually operated.”“This is an important book which, in its layered references to Waterloo, the Crimea and the Somme, sees Mr. Roberts lay claim to the title of Britain’s finest contemporary military historian.”“The strength of <i>Masters and Commanders</i> lies in the more >>

“Andrew Roberts, a tenacious archival historian and gifted writer, looks behind the faýade of the familiar photographs and published accounts to see how these war leaders actually operated.”“This is an important book which, in its layered references to Waterloo, the Crimea and the Somme, sees Mr. Roberts lay claim to the title of Britain’s finest contemporary military historian.”“The strength of <i>Masters and Commanders</i> lies in the power of the narrative and the fascinating detail used to construct it. Roberts has exploited a rich mine of private papers to fill in missing parts of the story.”“Roberts’s account of the war and its intrigues is fresh-filled with new revelations and new analysis. . . . It is both high scholarship and superb writing by a masterful analyst of power and war.”“Masterly. . . . A triumph of vivid description, telling anecdotes, and informed analysis. Roberts’s book reinforces his claim to stand among the foremost British historians of the period.”“Fascinating. . . . By mining previously unavailable diaries and oral histories . . . this book brings vividly to life the personal interactions and impressions of those involved. Roberts has a keen eye for the telling anecdote.” << less