One of the three major Allied documents of World War II.
The memoirs of a key Allied strategic decision-maker.
World War II from the perspective of its top-level planning. British Field Marshal and Chief of the Imperial General Staff Alan Brooke guided most of Britain's major wartime decisions. He attended a series of important international conferences held by the Allies and made a major contribution to victory. During World War II, aside from the Pacific Theater, which was the responsibility of the United States, Brooke directly participated in and personally drafted most of the Allies' strategic plans for Europe, Africa, and the Atlantic. At times, he even stood firm against opposition to see them through.
From September 1939 to August 1945, Alan Brooke recorded his daily experiences in battle and in life, along with his important thoughts and observations, in diary form. These entries are an exceptionally valuable historical source.
Because his diaries included descriptions and assessments of Allied leaders and senior commanders such as Churchill, de Gaulle, Marshall, and Eisenhower, their publication sparked enormous controversy.
