- Hardcover: 447 pages
- Publisher: John Murray; 1st edition (17 Sep 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0719557658
- ISBN-13: 978-0719557651
- Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 16.3 x 4.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Andrew Browne Cunningham, or ABC, is deemed the Royal Navy's greatest sea captain since Nelson. As a midshipman, he served with the Navy Brigade in the Boer War, and he won a DSO and two bars as a destroyer captain in WWI. When he was C-in-C Mediterranean from 1939 to 1942, his ships crushed the Italian Navy at Cape Matapan, evacuated the army from Greece and then from Crete, and continued to supply besieged Malta and Tobruk. ABC was Eisenhower's naval commander for the landings in North Africa and Sicily, and witnesssed the surrender of the Italian fleet. He became First Sea Lord in October 1943 and saw the war at sea to its conclusion.;Drawing on a number of sources, this work includes a look at intelligence files not available to earlier writers.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
An excellent and comprehensive biography of ABC's naval life, with particular attention to the post for which he is most remebered, CinC Mediterranean Fleet during WW2. The only failing of this book is in the relative lack of information on his staff posts throughout his life. The author has however exposed both ABC's strengths and weaknesses in what has to be a must read book for all students of naval history.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Concise, accurate, interesting, informative, and written in a style that is easy to read. What more can one say?
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Well written biography
9 Jan 2007
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This book is a well written biography of Admiral Cunningham, or ABC as he was known in the service. Many people consider ABC the greatest Admiral since Nelson, which is quite a high expectation.
The writing does not drag, as many biographies do. And while the writer obviously admires ABC, and puts him on a pedestal it is not a real tall pedestal.
Now, why did I give the book four stars and not five? Two reasons. First, the book skips quickly through ABC's early life and career, and almost completly avoids ABC's part in WWI, which he spent largely commanding a destroyer. Second, while he gives an excellent description of the Battle of Mattapan, ABC's largest fleet action, he fails to indicate why the battle was important.
All in all, if you like biographies or naval history, this book would be an excellent addition to your library.
The writing does not drag, as many biographies do. And while the writer obviously admires ABC, and puts him on a pedestal it is not a real tall pedestal.
Now, why did I give the book four stars and not five? Two reasons. First, the book skips quickly through ABC's early life and career, and almost completly avoids ABC's part in WWI, which he spent largely commanding a destroyer. Second, while he gives an excellent description of the Battle of Mattapan, ABC's largest fleet action, he fails to indicate why the battle was important.
All in all, if you like biographies or naval history, this book would be an excellent addition to your library.
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