Unbeatable and unbearable he might have been, but this new biography is also deeply uncomfortable for those who greatly admire this remarkable General - but Gary Mead significantly expands our understanding of Montgomery himself, his motivation and his genius

GENERAL LORD RICHARD DANNATT, former Chief of the General Staff

This brilliant book – the best written about Monty – shows how profound flaws that would have condemned a lesser general were used to turn him into precisely the commander that Britain needed. Deeply-researched, highly insightful and extremely well written, this book contains all anyone needs to know about Britain's most consequential soldier of the Second World War

ANDREW ROBERTS, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny

A serious, thorough and compelling book

ALLAN MALLINSON, Spectator

A very entertaining read…if this biography succeeds in refreshing the image of Britain's foremost general of the Second World War, that is a worthwhile endeavour

MARK URBAN, Sunday Times