Coningham - A Biography of Air Marshall Sir Arthur Coningham

FRONT......Page 1
Foreword......Page 3
Contents......Page 5
Illustrations......Page 9
Ackknowledgements......Page 11
 1. Doing The Best They Can, Aurthur & Alice 1863-1912......Page 17
 2. A Wonderful Life, from lake Rotoiti to Castle Bromwich, 1912-18......Page 24
 3. A Very, Very Happy Lot, 92 sq, March 1918-January 1919......Page 36
 4. The Qualities of A Senior Officer, in England, Iraq, & Egypt, Feb 1919-May1926......Page 45
 5. An English Gentleman In Love, Coningham & Nan 1926-39......Page 61
 6. An Endless Struggle to See in the Darkness, early trials of bomber command July 1939-July1941......Page 72
 7. Getting Together, in the western desert July 1941-May 1942......Page 89
 8. Drastic & Immediate Changes, May-Sept 1942......Page 115
 9. Close & Willing Cooperation, the battle of El Alamein & the pursuit of Rommel Oct 1942-Jan 1943......Page 131
10. Anglo-American Muddles & Reforms, Torch & Tunisia Nov 1942-Mar 1943......Page 147
11. A Major Crisis in Anglo-American Relations, last weeks of the Tunisian campaign Mar-May 1943......Page 163
12. Getting Into Europe Is No Light Task, the Sicilian Campaign May-Aug 1943......Page 177
13. A Grand Time In The Air, in Italy Aug 1943-Jan 1944......Page 189
14. Approaching A Very Great Day, in England Jan-Jun 1944......Page 200
15. Cooperating With Brereton, the battle for Normandy Jun-Aug 1944......Page 222
16. Commander-in-Chief & \'Reniassance Prince\', Sep-Dec 1944......Page 239
17. Plenty of Knives Will Be Out Now, Ardennes to bad Eilsen via Haagsche-Bosch Dec 1944-May 1945......Page 253
18. A Ballerina Leaving Borneo, end of career May 1945-Jan 1948......Page 267
FINALE......Page 277
AFTERMATH......Page 282
NOTES......Page 289
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 303
INDEX......Page 309