Life and Times of Lieutenant General Adrian Carton de Wiart: Soldier and Diplomat

In this ground-breaking new book, Alan Ogden brings to life Lt Gen sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, soldier, statesman and an often-overlooked figure in British Military and Diplomatic History. Framed through the life of Carton de Wiart this book also offers an exploration of important topics and developments in the first half of the 20th-century, including the Boer War, World War I, World War II and Anglo-Sino relations.

This biography ranges from de Wiart's early life, his wartime experiences and role as Churchill's personal representative to Chiang Kai-shek. Ogden draws from an extensive array of primary sources including previously unseen private family papers to examine, in exquisite detail, the life and times of a man who experienced the horrors of war to rise up the ranks and become a personal representative of Winston Churchill and then Clement Attlee.

This book will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as scholars studying British Military and Diplomatic history in the first half of the twentieth century.

Author: Alan Ogden
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 05/18/2023
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.73d
ISBN13: 9781350233133
ISBN10: 1350233137
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe | Great Britain | 20th Century
- History | Wars & Conflicts | World War I
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical

About the Author
Alan Ogden is currently the archivist of the Grenadier Guards and a lecturer for Martin Randall Travel. His work has focused on the S.O.E in Burma and has been received to critical acclaim.