Pitt, Barrie (Editorial Consultant: Jack Le Vien), — CHURCHILL AND THE GENERALS.

Sidgwick and Jackson, London, 1981, 1st edn., 196pp, 12pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, half tone photo pictorial dustwrapper, an account of the events upon which the BBC-Le Vien TV play, by Ian Curteis, titled 'Churchill and the Generals' was conceived. On 10th May 1940 when Churchill became Prime Minister he retained the role of MInister of Defence for himself which gave him personal control of the appointment of the Army's generals, which he exercised depending on his perception of their performance. Churchill had inherited some army commanders untried in battle and it took some time to select what would become a winning team, slightly cocked, foxing to upper edge and light foxing to fore and lower edges, dustwrapper: a little rubbed at extrems., repaired three corner tear at tail of spine, small abrasion to centre of upper panel, very good in a good dustwrapper,