The camp had been built by the Phipps family in 1921 (the first fishing camp on the river with indoor plumbing), and was bought by the Engelhards in mid century the building burned down in the 1980s. Rare privately printed memoir of the author's friendship with Jane Engelhard (spanning three decades) and trips to Camp Chaleur on the Grand Cascapedia. With loosely inserted letterpress leaf identifying de Guingand as the author, and noting his two war memoirs, Operation Victory (1947) and Generals at War (1964). SKU: BTETM0001983: Please email for Photographs or further information.įirst edition, signed by Freddie and Mar Lou (Guingand, Freddie's daughter). I trusted him completely he seemed to know instinctively what I would do in any given situation, and he was always right. If he couldn't get hold of me he would give a major decision himself and I never once questioned any such decision.
He could take from me an outline conception of a plan, work out the staff details, and let me know quickly of it was possible from a staff point of view: and if not, what changes in substance were desirable. Richard Mead considered his partnership with Montgomery as "one of the great military partnerships, to be ranked alomgside Napoleon and Berthier." In his memoirs, Montgomery wrote of de Guingand: His fertile brain was full of ideas and he was never defeated by the difficulties of any problem. De Guingand is considered to have played a crucial role in the campaign in North West Europe. Lieutenant-Colonel Miles Graham went further and wrote a letter to The Times that was published on 24 February defending his wartime contention that the narrow front advance was logistically feasible. Montgomery wrote a letter to de Guingand in longhand in which he praised the book, but noted that he could not recall de Guingand ever dissenting with him about his strategy. Chief of Staff, Eigth Army, 1942-1943 Chief of Staff, 21st Army Group, 1944-1945 Illustrated By: N/A Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: Hodder & Stoughton, London octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 488 ISBN: The important second world war memoir contains some controversial passages, most notably an account of the broad front versus narrow front controversy of late 1944, which would sour the post-war relationship between Eisenhower and Montgomery. Good - 53 maps, frontispiece photograph of author, 488 pages Please see photos as part of condition report 1947 OPERATION VICTORY By Major-General Sir Francis De Guingand Major-General Sir Francis De Guingand K.B.E., C.B.
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