John 'Jock' Hughes-Hallett

Gebundenes Buch

From Dieppe to D-Day

The Memoirs of Vice Admiral Jock Hughes-Hallett

Beschreibung

The previously unpublished memoirs of one the most important Allied military planners of the Second World War.

Autor

Born on 1 December 1901, JOHN HUGHES-HALLETT was educated at Bedford School before enlisting in the Royal Navy. His remarkable naval career began as a Midshipman on HMS Lion in May 1918. Over the years that followed he was eventually promoted to staff rank. Following the outbreak of war in 1939, Hughes-Hallett served in the Norwegian Campaign and was Mentioned in Despatches. It was following this that he became increasingly involved in the Combined Operations organization. Vice-Admiral Hughes-Hallett retired from the Royal Navy in 1954, at which point he entered politics. He passed away on 5 April 1972.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. September 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 164mm x 241mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 374g
• ISBN-13: 9781399045575
• ISBN-10: 1399045571
• Artikelnr.: 67865501