Earl Mountbatten of Burma 1900-1979

An influential and controversial figure in military political international and social affairs Earl Mountbatten has been referred to as the most remarkable naval officer of the 20th century. This book provides a guide to the literature on Mountbatten. It includes: biographies descriptions of sources and research centers general histories monographs bibliographies and reference works official histories reports and government documents dissertations articles oral histories conference proceedings and fiction film art and poetry.Part I the historiographical essay provides critical analysis and evaluation of the works and integrates them into the overall literature. It covers all of the 450 titles included in Part II which is an annotated bibliography.