Alexander of Tu·nis

(to͞o′nĭs, tyo͞o′-), First Earl Title of Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander. 1891-1969.

British field marshal who during World War II led maneuvers at Dunkirk and in Burma, North Africa, and Italy.

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Stewart, author of several books on military history, details the campaigns of Alexander of Tunis from 1940 to 1945.

The campaigns of Alexander of Tunis 1940-1945

"'General Alex' or 'The Chief,' as we all knew him," wrote Rupert Clarke about British Army General Sir Harold Alexander, "was a man in a million." To be sure, Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis, as he later became known, was one of the outstanding British military commanders of the 20th century.

With Alex at War: From the Irrawaddy to the Po, 1941-1945. (Book Reviews)

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