by PhilipZiegler (Author)
Ziegler presents a rounded, sympathetic and yet wholly undeceived portrait of the man and the many facets of his character. From his christening - which Queen Victoria attended - to his days as Supreme Commander in South-East Asia during World War II, to India where he oversaw the move to independence, to the Suez crisis, we discover a man who, for all the glitter and the gold, was nothing if not human.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 784
Edition: New
Publisher: Orion
Published: 16 Aug 2001
ISBN 10: 1842122967
ISBN 13: 9781842122969
Book Overview: 'This is a brilliant biography...a wonderful portrait of an extraordinary man...' - Robert Blake, The Times ' Lucid, stylish, perfectly organized and immaculately presented, it has all Mountbatten's best qualities' - John Keegan, Sunday Times 'With its superb balance of fact, comment and conclusion, highlight the extraordinary combination of vanity and energy that drove Mountbatten forward - Martin Gilbert, New York Times Book Review