Fortunately Tuker isn’t unknown to many of us! He was the best divisional commander in the 8th Army (4 Indian Div) but illness prevented him from doing much after 1943. His Pattern of War is exceptional. Richard Dannatt and I pillaged it fruitfully for Victory to Defeat.
Robert, So, Pettigrew's memoir " It Seemed Very Ordinary" is only a manuscript and has not been published? Regards, Nigel
Nigel, it was published by his family. I’ll put you in contact with them to see if they’ve got a spare copy.
Robert, That would be great. Thank you, Nigel
Fortunately Tuker isn’t unknown to many of us! He was the best divisional commander in the 8th Army (4 Indian Div) but illness prevented him from doing much after 1943. His Pattern of War is exceptional. Richard Dannatt and I pillaged it fruitfully for Victory to Defeat.
I came across an unknown author Sir Francis Tuker,
“The Pattern of War. “
May I suggest at least looking at “Icarian Geography” page 102 .
Air war only mental exercise.
No sea fleet, treated as desert.
Useful tool.
Similar CV as Slim and served with him and under him.
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.276895
His 3 conditions for victory also useful.
First condition. Flanks shall be tactically open or it shall be possible to create a flank by a break-in and break-through.
Secondly^ the mobile arm shall be predominant [and in the mobile arm is included the mobile arm of bombardment and air landing, the air force).
Thirdly, that it shall be possible to administer the mobile arm to the point at which it will decide the battle and gain decisive victory.