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165 ms and ts letters written by Montgomery between May 1942 and September 1953, while GOC-in-C Eighth Army (August 1942 - December 1943); C-in-C Allied Land Forces, North West Europe (January - August 1944) and C-in-C, 21st Army Group (September 1944 - May 1945), principally to Tom and Phyllis Reynolds in Britain, who acted as unofficial guardians to his son, David, while Montgomery was absent abroad on active service, mostly concerned with the personal details of this arrangement but also making occasional references to the military situation in Montgomery's campaigns from Egypt, Tunisia, Sicily and Italy to the North West Europe theatre. Montgomery is effusive in his praise for the Reynolds' care of David, often instructing that he is not to be allowed to stay with members of Montgomery's family, particularly his mother. Frequent reference is made to the many pets kept by Montgomery, especially his birds and, in Normandy, his two dogs 'Hitler' and 'Rommel', and there are useful comments on Churchill, Prince Charles of Belgium and Montgomery's admiration for the British soldier.
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165 ms and ts letters written by Montgomery between May 1942 and September 1953, while GOC-in-C Eighth Army (August 1942 - December 1943); C-in-C Allied Land Forces, North West Europe (January - August 1944) and C-in-C, 21st Army Group (September 1944 - May 1945), principally to Tom and Phyllis Reynolds in Britain, who acted as unofficial guardians to his son, David, while Montgomery was absent abroad on active service, mostly concerned with the personal details of this arrangement but also making occasional references to the military situation in Montgomery's campaigns from Egypt, Tunisia, Sicily and Italy to the North West Europe theatre. Montgomery is effusive in his praise for the Reynolds' care of David, often instructing that he is not to be allowed to stay with members of Montgomery's family, particularly his mother. Frequent reference is made to the many pets kept by Montgomery, especially his birds and, in Normandy, his two dogs 'Hitler' and 'Rommel', and there are useful comments on Churchill, Prince Charles of Belgium and Montgomery's admiration for the British soldier.