William Slim (1891–1970)
Auteur de Defeat into Victory: Battling Japan in Burma and India, 1942–1945
A propos de l'auteur
Field-Marshal Viscount William Joseph Slim (1891-1970) was a soldier for more than thirty years, starting in World War I. He was knighted in 1944, promoted to full general in 1945, and made a field-marshal in 1948.
Œuvres de William Slim
Defeat into Victory ... Abridged edition 2 exemplaires
The English Colonel 1 exemplaire
A Close Shave 1 exemplaire
The General Wondered Why 1 exemplaire
Defeat into Victory: Volume 2. Books iv, v, and vi. 1 exemplaire
Defeat into Victory 1 exemplaire
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- Nom légal
- Slim, William Joseph
- Autres noms
- Uncle Bill
- Date de naissance
- 1891-07-06
- Date de décès
- 1970-12-14
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK (birth)
- Lieu de naissance
- Bishopston, England, UK
- Lieu du décès
- London, England, UK
- Lieux de résidence
- Birmingham, England, UK
- Études
- St Philip's School, Birmingham, England, UK
King Edward's School, Birmingham, England, UK
Birmingham University Officers' Training Corps
Indian Staff College, Quetta, India - Professions
- army officer
Governor-general, Australia (1953-1960)
Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle
Chief of the Imperial General Staff (1949-1952) - Organisations
- British Army
Indian Army
Australian Government - Prix et distinctions
- Order of the Garter (Knight Companion, 1959)
Order of the Bath (Knight Grand Cross, 1950)
Order of St Michael and St George (Knight Grand Cross, 1952)
Royal Victorian Order (Knight Grand Cross, 1954)
Order of the British Empire (Knight Grand Cross, 1946)
Distinguished Service Order (1943) (tout afficher 9)
Military Cross (1918)
Order of St John (Knight of Justice, 1953)
Peerage - Courte biographie
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_...
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 9
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 465
- Popularité
- #52,883
- Évaluation
- 4.3
- Critiques
- 14
- ISBN
- 18
- Langues
- 1