| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 276 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| 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) |
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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 |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-265) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Browning, Frederick, 1896-1965
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Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989 -- Marriage
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Browning, Frederick, 1896-1965 fast |
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Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989 fast |
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Browning, Frederick. swd |
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force -- Officers -- Biography
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force fast |
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Generals -- Great Britain -- Biography
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY -- Military -- World War II.
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Armed Forces -- Officers
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Generals
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Marriage
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Military operations, Aerial -- British
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011389718 |
| ISBN |
9781844683369 |
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1844683362 |
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9781783039630 |
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1783039639 |
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1299198716 |
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9781299198715 |
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