Richard Mead has written an absorbing and personal autobiography of General 'BOY', Sir Frederick Browning. the most controversial British Commander of the Second World War. Probable better known as the Commander of the 1st Airborne Corps and the ill-fated 'Arnhem drop' in September 1944. As a former member, veteran, of the Parachute Regiment, I found this gritty biography of General Browning and the politics and debate, entailed in reaching decisions, which evolved into policy and operations, interesting! Richard Mead, in a well researched book, describes how, as young Grenadier Guards lieutenant, he had his baptism of fire in the trenches, in France during World War One. The nightmare of the mud and slaughter and the rotting bodies in No Mans Land remained with him during his military career. Although lacking independent means, and living on officers pay, he was well connected and popular with fellow officers. In 1932 married a beautiful young author Daphne de Maurier, who shunned living.. Read more
Richard Gough - Military Author and historian
Richard Mead has written an absorbing and personal autobiography of General 'BOY', Sir Frederick Browning. the most controversial British Commander of the Second World War. Probable better known as the Commander of the 1st Airborne Corps and the ill-fated 'Arnhem drop' in September 1944. As a former member, veteran, of the Parachute Regiment, I found this gritty biography of General Browning and the politics and debate, entailed in reaching decisions, which evolved into policy and operations, interesting! Richard Mead, in a well researched book, describes how, as young Grenadier Guards lieutenant, he had his baptism of fire in the trenches, in France during World War One. The nightmare of the mud and slaughter and the rotting bodies in No Mans Land remained with him during his military career. Although lacking independent means, and living on officers pay, he was well connected and popular with fellow officers. In 1932 married a beautiful young author Daphne de Maurier, who shunned living.. Read more
Richard Gough - Military Author and historian
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The bookseller 16/6/17
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The Sun - Irish Edition
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The Sun - Irish Edition
The author though he adds the caveat he should not be admired, describes Peace as a criminal genius which is an overemphasis of the skill needed to be a burglar and killer and given he spent so much time in prison. He did of course murder, was caught and executed. The author also writes that for every time he was caught, he had committed several over offences for which he was not identified or charged. That is nothing new; that is quite the norm. Not many if any criminals get convicted for every offence they commit. The author concludes that Peace’s terrible crimes should not be celebrated but the extraordinary life should be remembered by, “ink and paper so they may not be repeated in flesh and blood.”
Robert Bartlett, Police History Society
The author though he adds the caveat he should not be admired, describes Peace as a criminal genius which is an overemphasis of the skill needed to be a burglar and killer and given he spent so much time in prison. He did of course murder, was caught and executed. The author also writes that for every time he was caught, he had committed several over offences for which he was not identified or charged. That is nothing new; that is quite the norm. Not many if any criminals get convicted for every offence they commit. The author concludes that Peace’s terrible crimes should not be celebrated but the extraordinary life should be remembered by, “ink and paper so they may not be repeated in flesh and blood.”
Robert Bartlett, Police History Society
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