General Sir Gordon MacMillan of MacMillan and Knap KCB KCVO CBE DSO MC LLD: The Babe (1897 - 1986)

by Andrew Macmillan, George MacMillan, John MacMillan, Judy MacMillan, and David Macmillan

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General Sir Gordon MacMillan's five children decided to write this life of their father to learn more about what he had done, and so allow their children and grandchildren to draw inspiration from the great man from whom they are descended. Fascinating details came to light about his bravery in the First World War, his successes in command in the Second World War, his good fortune in surviving three assassination attempts during the last years of the British Mandate in Palestine, and his disagreement with Churchill over the handling of delicate issues in Gibraltar. But this is not just a tale of a soldier and his military exploits, and of his subsequent engagement in civilian and Clan activities in Scotland. It is a story that is placed in the broader family setting within which his children feel fortunate to have been brought up.
  • ISBN13 9781780355771
  • Publish Date 19 March 2013
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Upfront Publishing
  • Imprint FastPrint Publishing
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 220
  • Language English