General Boy: The Life of Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Browning

by Richard Mead and Richard B. Mead

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473898994
• ISBN13: 9781473898998
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"