Description:
An influential and controversial figure in military, political, international, and social affairs, Earl Mountbatten has been referred to as the most remarkable naval officer of the 20th century. This book provides a guide to the literature on Mountbatten. It includes: biographies, descriptions of sources and research centers, general histories, monographs, bibliographies and reference works, official histories, reports and government documents, dissertations, articles, oral histories, conference proceedings, and fiction, film, art, and poetry.
Part I, the historiographical essay, provides critical analysis and evaluation of the works and integrates them into the overall literature. It covers all of the 450 titles included in Part II, which is an annotated bibliography.
Brief description:
EUGENE L. RASOR, who is retired, was Professor of History at Emory & Henry College. He has compiled several bibliographies, including, most recently, China-Burma-India Campaign, 1931-1945: Historiography and Annotated Bibliography (Greenwood, 1998) and The Soloman Islands Campaign, Guadalcanal to Rabaul: Historiography and Annotated Bibliography (Greenwood, 1997).
Review Quotes: "This is a most suitable purchase ofr academic and public libraries serving with an interest in British history, World War II, or the independence of India, not to mention Mountbatten himself."-ARBA