Alanbrooke The Reluctant Warrior Home Blog Alanbrooke and Churchill: Managing your Political Master Jock Colville, Churchill’s private secretary, described Alanbrooke as being “spellbound and exasperated” by Churchill. This claim is almost certainly correct although it is more accurate to say whilst Alanbrooke was initially spellbound, he became increasingly exasperated as the Second World War progressed. […]
Alanbrooke The Reluctant Warrior Home Blog Leadership and Management Alanbrooke touched on one aspect of leadership in his 27 May 1944 entry, “The hardest part of bearing such responsibility is pretending that you are absolutely confident of success when you are really torn to shreds with doubts and misgivings! But, when once decisions are taken, […]
Alanbrooke The Reluctant Warrior Home Blog The Difficulties of High Command As Chief of the Imperial General Staff, Alanbrooke experienced the difficulties of high command and he often referred to them in his diary entries. This article addresses three of those difficulties. The first concerned the relationship between the political and military worlds: it was, […]
Alanbrooke The Reluctant Warrior Home Blog Was World War 2 the last global War? Alanbrooke was in reflective mood when he wrote his diary entry on 8 May 1945 – hardly surprising since 8 May 1945 was Victory in Europe Day. One subject which he addressed was the role played by the British Chiefs of […]
Alanbrooke The Reluctant Warrior Home Blog Alanbrooke and Churchill: Managing your Political Master Jock Colville, Churchill’s private secretary, described Alanbrooke as being “spellbound and exasperated” by Churchill. This claim is almost certainly correct although it is more accurate to say whilst Alanbrooke was initially spellbound, he became increasingly exasperated as the Second World War progressed. […]
Alanbrooke The Reluctant Warrior Home Blog Leadership and Management Alanbrooke touched on one aspect of leadership in his 27 May 1944 entry, “The hardest part of bearing such responsibility is pretending that you are absolutely confident of success when you are really torn to shreds with doubts and misgivings! But, when once decisions are taken, […]
Alanbrooke The Reluctant Warrior Home Blog The Difficulties of High Command As Chief of the Imperial General Staff, Alanbrooke experienced the difficulties of high command and he often referred to them in his diary entries. This article addresses three of those difficulties. The first concerned the relationship between the political and military worlds: it was, […]
Alanbrooke The Reluctant Warrior Home Blog Was World War 2 the last global War? Alanbrooke was in reflective mood when he wrote his diary entry on 8 May 1945 – hardly surprising since 8 May 1945 was Victory in Europe Day. One subject which he addressed was the role played by the British Chiefs of […]
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Julian Horrocks is a debut author with a lifelong passion for history, especially twentieth-century history and military history. Aged 66, he is a lawyer by profession, married with two grown-up daughters and lives in North Yorkshire.
Julian wrote Alanbrooke – The Reluctant Warrior for two reasons. First, he felt his subject was a good example of an ‘unsung hero’ who, in the context of British military history, deserves far greater recognition and credit. Second, he believed there was a depth and complexity to Alanbrooke the man which has never before been explored. In the context of twentieth-century history, Alanbrooke is undoubtedly a minor figure when compared to the likes of Churchill, Roosevelt, Hitler and Stalin, but that does not make him any less interesting. In truth, quite the reverse: he is a fascinating figure who makes a great subject for a book.
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