HORROCKS BRIAN: (1895-1985) British Lieutenant-General of World War II, commander of the XXX Corps in Operation Market Garden. An original typed manuscript, unsigned, with extensive holograph additions and corrections by Horrocks, nine pages, folio, n.p., n.d. (late 1960s?), entitled Churchill and the Second World War - An Appreciation by Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Horrocks, stating, in part, 'Winston Churchill was the greatest statesman-cum-soldier of this century. At the age of sixty-five, he was summoned by the British people as a whole to be their Prime Minister and to lead them through some of the darkest hours this country has ever known. Three days after taking office, when he made his famous 'blood, toil, tears and sweat' speech to the House of Commons, he went on to say, “You ask, 'what is our policy?' It is to wage war by sea, land, and air, with all our might, and with all the strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny. You ask, 'what is our aim?' I can answer in one word - Victory; Victory at all costs, Victory in spite of all terror, Victory, however long and hard the road may be.”…..His moral courage in those early days has never been equalled before or since……Looking back on that period, it is almost unbelievable that any one man could have stood up to such a strain as the nation's war leader, yet Churchill never flinched. It was during this dark period I first met him…..I can see him now, a sturdily built figure, wearing an odd sort of uniform which he had designed for himself. There was a gleam in his eye, a cigar in his mouth, and a stick in his hand…..His mere presence was magic….In 1942 I was flown out from Britain to take over 13 Corps, with General Montgomery commanding the Eighth Army….After approximately a week I was visited by Winston Churchill….It was obvious from the start that the old warrior statesman did not think much of the new commander of 13 Corps…..I heard afterwards that, on the way back to Cairo, he turned to General Montgomery and said, “He's no good. Get rid of him.” Monty replied. “Look here, Sir, you stick to your sphere, and I'll stick to mine.” That visit did an enormous amount of good to everyone except me……There developed a curious love-hate relationship between Churchill and Montgomery. The former could not afford any more defeats, and the latter refused to be stampeded into any attacks before he was ready…..From now onwards, for the remainder of the war, Churchill had to act as a member of a team, consisting of President Roosevelt, whom he now regarded as a personal friend, and Stalin, who was always difficult and menacing…..But my final memory is of a happy Churchill. It was in March 1944, during the Battle of the Reichswald……He was visibly moved as he stood, for the first time, with his feet firmly planted on the territory of the enemy he had been fighting for so long…..' Accompanied by a final, corrected typescript copy of the manuscript, attached to the draft by staples to the upper left corner. Some light age wear and minor creasing, about VG
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