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

ýýýThe 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.ýýýýýýFascinating. . . . 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.ýýýýýýMasterly. . . . A triumph more >>

ýýýThe 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.ýýýýýýFascinating. . . . 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.ýýýýýýMasterly. . . . A triumph of vivid description, telling anecdotes, and informed analysis. Robertsýýýs book reinforces his claim to stand among the foremost British historians of the period.ýýýýýýRobertsýýýs 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.ýýýýýýAndrew Roberts, a tenacious archival historian and gifted writer, looks behind the faýýade of the familiar photographs and published accounts to see how these war leaders actually operated.ýýýýýýThis 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 Britainýýýs finest contemporary military historian.ýýý << less