Mountbatten

Apprentice War Lord

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Adrian Smith

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Was he a far-sighted war hero, or an ambitious networker promoted well above his natural talent? Admired as a modernising chief of staff, a timely decoloniser, and a genuine player on the world stage, Mountbatten nevertheless continues to attract fierce criticism. In this timely new biography, Adrian Smith offers a fresh and convincing perspective, depicting Mountbatten as a quintessentially modern, highly professional figure within the Royal Navy, and at Combined Operations and SE Asia Command, a hands-on officer who enthusiastically embraced new technology; someone who, although an aristocrat, was by instinct a progressive, innovative in his approach to man management. Smith brings Mountbatten to life, acknowledging the essential qualities as well as the obvious weaknesses. Beneath the rich, vain, often ruthless, embodiment of power and privilege could be found a very human, even vulnerable, character - the complex personality of a pivotal figure in the history of twentieth-century Britain and her empire.

Author Biography:

Adrian Smith is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Southampton, with access to the Mountbatten papers in the University's special collections. He has previously taught at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, and the University of Kent. He is an established author, broadcaster and journalist on the political, military, and cultural history of Britain and the Commonwealth over the past hundred years. His books include City of Coventry: Twentieth Century Icon (I.B.Tauris), Mick Mannock Fighter Pilot: Myth, Life and Politics, and The New Statesman Portrait of a Political Weekly 1913-1931.

Release date NZ

April 30th, 2010

Author

Adrian Smith

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

17 bw integrated

Pages

398

Dimensions

156x234x33

ISBN-13

9781848853744

Product ID

5924250

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