Friday, April 01, 2011

General 'Boy' - The Life of Sir Frederick Browning, Richard Mead

General 'Boy' - The Life of Sir Frederick Browning, Richard Mead.

Best known for his role in Operation Market Garden, 'Boy' Browning was far from a typical Guards officer, growing up with theatrical connections in a family linked to the Savoy Hotel, and involved in the importing of Hennessy brandy into the UK, industry, while Boy married Daphne du Maurier and worked for Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh after the war.

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