Collins, 1964

This first volume of two takes the story of Wavell's life from his youth to the time when he handed over command in the Middle East to go to India as Commander-in-Chief. It describes his early years, soldiering with his beloved Black Watch in India and during the South African war, learning Russian in Moscow before 1914, on the staff in France and with his hero Allenby in Palestine. It traces his career between the wars, when he developed from a brilliant staff officer into a commander of authority and originality...