David Irving's account of the rivalries inside the Allied High Command during the 1944 invasion of Normandy, built from private letters, diaries and wartime records. The new 496-page paperback edition is now available.
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The War Between the Generals follows the commanders charged with invading and liberating Nazi-occupied Europe, and the personal and strategic conflicts that divided them while the campaign unfolded.
At the centre was Supreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower, trying to hold the alliance together. Around him were Bernard Montgomery, George Patton, Omar Bradley and the senior air commanders, each competing for authority, resources and influence.
Drawing on private correspondence, wartime diaries and command records, David Irving reconstructs the campaign from inside Allied headquarters and examines how personality, ambition and national interest affected decisions in the field.
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David Irving is a renowned British historian and author of over 30 books. Known for his meticulous primary source research, he has spent decades in archives across the globe, unearthing diaries, documents, and first-hand accounts that have reshaped our understanding of the Second World War and its key figures.
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