num_pages: 350
description: Field Marshall the Viscount Slim (1891-1970) was blessed with none of the advantages of wealth and social position that erased the progress of many army officers. With no armoury apart for his integrity, his personality and his intellect, he rose to the pinnacle of his profession as one of the finest fighting Generals of World War II on either side. Ronald Lewin's biography charts Bill Slim's life from humble beginnings through World War I, the inter-war years to his leadership of the 14th Army in Burma.
language: English
title: Slim: The Standardbearer : A Biography of Field-Marshal the Viscount Slim
titlecomplete: Slim: The Standardbearer : A Biography of Field-Marshal the Viscount Slim
characters: William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
genres: Military History, Biography, History, World War II, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 78
awards: awardedAt: 220953600000
name: WH Smith Literary Award
publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd