num_pages: 288
description: Fighting General is the story of General Sir Walter Walker, written by esteemed journalist and biographer Tom Pocock. A pioneer of jungle warfare and a brilliantly successful battalion and brigade commander, Walker was without equal in his field.Born in 1912 in India, son of a military family, Walker attended Sandhurst and then embarked upon a stellar career that, until his last and most spectacular appointments, took place primarily in lands to the east of the Red Sea.Returning to Europe in the mid-sixties, Walker became deputy chief-of-staff of allied forces in central Europe and later became commander-in-chief for northern Europe.An outspoken critic of many in the political field, Walker fought vocally until the he died in 2001. In Fighting General Tom Pocock recounts the life and times of this extraordinary man, with verve and style.Tom Pocock (1925–2007) has been described as the foremost authority on Nelson. He wrote eight books about the admiral and his time; his book Horatio Nelson was runner-up for the Whitbread Biography Award in 1987. He also wrote biographies of Captain Marryrat, Rider Haggard and Alan Moorhead, as well as several books documenting his own experiences as a war correspondent. Pocock was also a respected journalist, working for The Times , Daily Express and Evening Standard .
language: English
title: Fighting General: The Public & Private Campaigns of General Sir Walter Walker
titlecomplete: Fighting General: The Public & Private Campaigns of General Sir Walter Walker
ratings_count: 3
publisher: William Collins & Sons