The Resource General 'boy' : the life of lieutenant general Sir Frederick Browning, GCVO, KBE, CB, DSO, DL, Richard Mead ; foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
General 'boy' : the life of lieutenant general Sir Frederick Browning, GCVO, KBE, CB, DSO, DL, Richard Mead ; foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
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- Summary
- This is the first biography of 'Boy' Browning, whose name is inextricably linked with the creation and employment of Britain's airborne forces in the Second World War. Commissioned into the Grenadier Guards, Browning served on the Western Front, earning a DSO during the Battle of Cambrai. As Adjutant at Sandhurst, he began the tradition of riding a horse up the steps at the end of the commissioning parade. Browning represented England and Great Britain as a hurdler at the 1928 Winter Olympics. In 1932 Browning married Daphne du Maurier, who was ten years younger and became one of the 20th cent
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 276 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
- Contents
-
- List of Maps; Foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh; Introduction; Prologue; 1. Family (1335-1896); 2. Tommy (1896-1914); 3. Boy (1914-1916); 4. Trenches (1916-1918); 5. Peace (1918-1924); 6. Sandhurst (1924-1928); 7. Hiatus (1928-1931); 8. Daphne (1931-1932); 9. Marriage (1932-1939); 10. Brigadier (1939-1941); 11. Pegasus (1941-1942); 12. Expansion (1942); 13. Setbacks (1942-1943); 14. Adviser (1943); 15. Corps (December 1943-June 1944); 16. Frustration (6 June-9 September 1944); 17. Sixteen (10-16 September 1944); 18. Market (17-20 September 1944); 19. Garden (21-24 September 1944)
- 20. Tragedy (24 September-9 October 1944)21. Verdict (10-26 September 1944); 22. Aftermath (October-December 1944); 23. Kandy (December 1944-May 1945); 24. Victory (May-November 1945); 25. Singapore (November 1945-July 1946); 26. Return (July 1946-December 1947); 27. Princess (1948-1952); 28. Duke (1952-1956); 29. Breakdown (1956-1959); 30. Finale (1959-1965); 31. Postscript (1965-1989); 32. Retrospective; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Abbreviations; Notes; Acknowledgements; Sources & Bibliography; Index
- Isbn
- 9781844683369
- Label
- General 'boy' : the life of lieutenant general Sir Frederick Browning, GCVO, KBE, CB, DSO, DL
- Title
- General 'boy'
- Title remainder
- the life of lieutenant general Sir Frederick Browning, GCVO, KBE, CB, DSO, DL
- Statement of responsibility
- Richard Mead ; foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
- Subject
-
- 1939-1945
- Armed Forces -- Officers
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical
- Biographies
- Browning, Frederick
- Browning, Frederick, 1896-1965
- Browning, Frederick, 1896-1965
- Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989
- Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989 -- Marriage
- Electronic books
- Generals
- Great Britain
- Great Britain, Royal Air Force
- Great Britain, Royal Air Force -- Officers -- Biography
- HISTORY -- Military | World War II
- Marriage
- Military operations, Aerial -- British
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British
- Generals -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This is the first biography of 'Boy' Browning, whose name is inextricably linked with the creation and employment of Britain's airborne forces in the Second World War. Commissioned into the Grenadier Guards, Browning served on the Western Front, earning a DSO during the Battle of Cambrai. As Adjutant at Sandhurst, he began the tradition of riding a horse up the steps at the end of the commissioning parade. Browning represented England and Great Britain as a hurdler at the 1928 Winter Olympics. In 1932 Browning married Daphne du Maurier, who was ten years younger and became one of the 20th cent
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- OCLCE
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1947-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mead, Richard
- Dewey number
- 940.544941092
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- U55.B757
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Browning, Frederick
- Du Maurier, Daphne
- Great Britain
- Generals
- World War, 1939-1945
- Browning, Frederick
- Du Maurier, Daphne
- Browning, Frederick
- Great Britain
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- Armed Forces
- Generals
- Marriage
- Military operations, Aerial
- Great Britain
- Label
- General 'boy' : the life of lieutenant general Sir Frederick Browning, GCVO, KBE, CB, DSO, DL, Richard Mead ; foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-265) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- List of Maps; Foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh; Introduction; Prologue; 1. Family (1335-1896); 2. Tommy (1896-1914); 3. Boy (1914-1916); 4. Trenches (1916-1918); 5. Peace (1918-1924); 6. Sandhurst (1924-1928); 7. Hiatus (1928-1931); 8. Daphne (1931-1932); 9. Marriage (1932-1939); 10. Brigadier (1939-1941); 11. Pegasus (1941-1942); 12. Expansion (1942); 13. Setbacks (1942-1943); 14. Adviser (1943); 15. Corps (December 1943-June 1944); 16. Frustration (6 June-9 September 1944); 17. Sixteen (10-16 September 1944); 18. Market (17-20 September 1944); 19. Garden (21-24 September 1944)
- 20. Tragedy (24 September-9 October 1944)21. Verdict (10-26 September 1944); 22. Aftermath (October-December 1944); 23. Kandy (December 1944-May 1945); 24. Victory (May-November 1945); 25. Singapore (November 1945-July 1946); 26. Return (July 1946-December 1947); 27. Princess (1948-1952); 28. Duke (1952-1956); 29. Breakdown (1956-1959); 30. Finale (1959-1965); 31. Postscript (1965-1989); 32. Retrospective; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Abbreviations; Notes; Acknowledgements; Sources & Bibliography; Index
- Control code
- 763626274
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 276 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781844683369
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 54e784eb-e1a1-4784-ab19-2e87816dc3f5
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)763626274
- Label
- General 'boy' : the life of lieutenant general Sir Frederick Browning, GCVO, KBE, CB, DSO, DL, Richard Mead ; foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-265) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- List of Maps; Foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh; Introduction; Prologue; 1. Family (1335-1896); 2. Tommy (1896-1914); 3. Boy (1914-1916); 4. Trenches (1916-1918); 5. Peace (1918-1924); 6. Sandhurst (1924-1928); 7. Hiatus (1928-1931); 8. Daphne (1931-1932); 9. Marriage (1932-1939); 10. Brigadier (1939-1941); 11. Pegasus (1941-1942); 12. Expansion (1942); 13. Setbacks (1942-1943); 14. Adviser (1943); 15. Corps (December 1943-June 1944); 16. Frustration (6 June-9 September 1944); 17. Sixteen (10-16 September 1944); 18. Market (17-20 September 1944); 19. Garden (21-24 September 1944)
- 20. Tragedy (24 September-9 October 1944)21. Verdict (10-26 September 1944); 22. Aftermath (October-December 1944); 23. Kandy (December 1944-May 1945); 24. Victory (May-November 1945); 25. Singapore (November 1945-July 1946); 26. Return (July 1946-December 1947); 27. Princess (1948-1952); 28. Duke (1952-1956); 29. Breakdown (1956-1959); 30. Finale (1959-1965); 31. Postscript (1965-1989); 32. Retrospective; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Abbreviations; Notes; Acknowledgements; Sources & Bibliography; Index
- Control code
- 763626274
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xi, 276 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781844683369
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 54e784eb-e1a1-4784-ab19-2e87816dc3f5
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)763626274
Subject
- 1939-1945
- Armed Forces -- Officers
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical
- Biographies
- Browning, Frederick
- Browning, Frederick, 1896-1965
- Browning, Frederick, 1896-1965
- Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989
- Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989 -- Marriage
- Electronic books
- Generals
- Great Britain
- Great Britain, Royal Air Force
- Great Britain, Royal Air Force -- Officers -- Biography
- HISTORY -- Military | World War II
- Marriage
- Military operations, Aerial -- British
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British
- Generals -- Great Britain -- Biography
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