Podcasts History The WW2 Podcast 144 - Alan Brooke: Churchill's Right-Hand Critic

144 - Alan Brooke: Churchill's Right-Hand Critic

Published: June 15, 2021, 4:30 a.m.

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Alan Brooke would take over as the British Chief of the Imperial General Staff in December 1941. For the rest of the war Brooke would organise and coordinate the British military effort, in such a role acted as Winston Churchill\\u2019s senior military advisor.

Brooke\\u2019s relationship with Churchill could be tempestuous. Brooke was not a \\u2018yes man\\u2019 and would stand up to Churchill. The two might argue, but Churchill never fired him and appreciated his candour.

History now often overlooks the contribution Brooke made to the war, in favour of commanders who were happy to seize the limelight. He is very much the forgotten Field Marshal.

Joining me is Andrew Sangster.

Andrew is the author of Alan Brooke: Churchill\'s Right-Hand Critic: A Reappraisal of Lord Alanbrooke. This is a new appraisal and biography of Brooke.

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