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# War Diaries 1939-1945

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    The best book about Churchill in WWII ever written
  

*by P***O on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 25, 2011*

Lord Alanbrooke, as other reviewers have mentioned, was CIGS, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, during a large part of World War II, which means head of British and Imperial forces, commanding Naval, Land, and Air resources across multiple fronts during the war. This book (his own diary) paints a picture of an alarmingly self-focused and self-absorbed man, a friend to few, a military administrator (in wartime) obsessed with his own view of the universe, and a military strategist focused on his own narrow objectives -- to which he brooked no criticism by his Prime Minister, his War Cabinet, or his American fellows in arms.Brooke was a man apart. You will discover him leaving his office (during the Blitz) for an appointment with the artist painting his portrait. You will audit his reviews of British and Empire officers, Generals and below, who receive his esteem or his prejudice. You will seem him declining a combat assignment in North Africa in order (as he says) to 'manage' Churchill and Churchill's strategic extravagances. You will come away admiring, perhaps loving Alan Brooke for his amazing candor. But you will not admire a great many things about him, including his obsessive focus on himself and his own ideas, his failure and his pathological inability to participate in constructive dialog, particularly with American commanders, and his extraordinary impatience with many British officers, many of whom actually helped to win the war, notably the brilliant General Freyberg of the Second New Zealand Division, probably the best fighting General in World War II (according to Montgomery) and, in addition, his loyal Prime Minister Fraser of New Zealand, whom Brooke said 'wasted' 20 minutes of his time (!). Amazingly, New Zealand sent more men per head of population to WWII than any other nation, including Britain. But this didn't matter -- or register -- with Brooke. Not much that didn't have a Brooke tag registered with Brooke.However, the big event in Brooke's book is Churchill. Churchill doesn't appear in the title, but you this is the best WWII book written about Churchill -- he appears on virtually every page. Brooke's war revolved around Churchill and what he thought, what he said, what he wrote, what he did, how he engaged with leaders political and military, and how he and Brooke worked together. To Brooke, Churchill was an amazing and inspired leader, a giant among men. He was also a strategic lunatic, who needed to be in a straight jacket of Brooke's design.The truth is, both won the war.Churchill channeled America into the war, which saved everything. Brooke appointed Montgomery in North Africa, which ultimately assured Brooke's reputation, elevated General Alexander, and saved North Africa. Once American power was massed and focused in Italy, and later France, the war was over. This is a very long book, with excellent footnotes, that belongs in every library of military history. Churchill fans must read it for its unique portrait of WLSC. At the end of the book, you don't have to love Brooke to respect him. But respecting him is one thing. Loving him is another. This man doesn't need your affection. He has enough of his own to keep him warm, even in death.An amazing portrait, written by himself.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A good read.
  

*by F***K on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 9, 2019*

I'd have to say this is one of the better of the published diaries/journals that I've read. It shows what happened in the not so public prosecution of the war. The stress that he had to deal with in his part of the planning and its attendant responsibilities were incredible. The fact that he had to deal with the personality clashes and attitudes and sometimes the outright incompetence that he came in contact with almost certainly added to that stress. He most certainly did not suffer fools gladly if at all. Sometimes he had the highly unpleasant task of telling other British officers that there was no longer a place for them due either to age or that it was decided that they simply were no longer up to the task. There were one or two times he had no problem in telling them this due to their own shortcomings. He wasn't afraid to give anyone a good dressing down when they deserved it.As far as his dealing with Winston Churchill he could be highly critical of him or shower him with praise.One thing that surprised me is that he did not have a very high opinion of many of the American commanders, especially Eisenhower!If you want to know what was involved in the not so public planning and prosecution of WWII from the British side and what the responsibilities of THE senior British military officer were then this is a must read.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    For this American a very unusual portrait of our senior military leadership
  

*by J***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 3, 2019*

After I read Andrew Robert's excellent biography of Churchill I was intrigued by the many references to Alan Brooke and his war diary.  In his un-edited war diary the complexity of their working relationship is very apparent. He comes across to me as quite a brilliant military leader with huge vision - perhaps the best in all the allied camp - who was tireless in advocating for the quickest way to win the war and attempting to drag Winston and the Americans along with him. He was mostly successful.  He did not have a particularly high opinion of either Eisenhower's or Marshall's strategic capabilities and could be quite scathing in his diary which at the time was never intended to be published.  In the diary he also makes many references to Ultra decrypts which was against all regulations and would have cost him his job - or worse - had it leaked out at the time.

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