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Brass Hat

John Grigg From Brass Hat to Bowler Hat Francis de Guingand (Hamish Hamilton £5.95) When General (as he then was) Montgomery took over command of the Eighth Army in August 1942,......

Modern Woman

Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd Napoleon's 'Little Pest' Peter Gunn (Hamish Hamilton £7.95) 'It is impossible to imagine anything prettier, more alive, more amiable, more striking......