There have been at least 6 other books written on Field Marshal Alex. This is the seventh and makes an excellent read. The background to Alex’s life up until 1939 is dealt with briefly and the meat of the book concentrates on his qualities as a commander at Divisional level and above but with plenty of references to Irish Regiments. A well-researched and well-written book, it is an easily digestible insight into the greatest Anglo-Irish officer of the war.
