MONTGOMERY, Bernard Law [Field Marshal The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein].
A History of Warfare.
London: The Arcadia Press, 1969.
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The Arcadia Press Limited Edition of A History of Warfare; Signed by The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein and Finely Bound by Zaehnsdorf
The Arcadia Press limited edition, of the first American edition, of this sweeping military history. Octavo, bound in full morocco by Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, pictorial vignette inlay of a cannon to the front panel, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, illustrated throughout. One of 265 numbered copies, this is number 48. Boldly signed by The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein on the limitations page. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
A History of Warfare is the culminating work of Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, First Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887-1976), the most celebrated British commander of the Second World War and the victor of the pivotal Battle of El Alamein in November 1942, which marked the turning point of the North African campaign and earned him the sobriquet "Monty" that accompanied him for the rest of his life. In this thorough examination of man's tendency, ability, and need to make war, Montgomery traces the history of conflict from ancient battles to atom bombs, richly illustrating the narrative with photographic plates, many printed in color, and numerous maps of military campaigns, bringing to the subject the perspective of a professional soldier who had spent half a century studying and practicing the art of war at the highest level. The volume surveys the full sweep of military history from the ancient Greeks and Romans through the medieval period, the age of gunpowder, the Napoleonic campaigns, and the two World Wars, with Montgomery's particular authority and idiosyncratic voice giving the work a combative directness that distinguishes it from more conventionally academic treatments of the same sweep of material.
A History of Warfare.
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