provided by the default contract. The book contained some controversial passages, most notably an account of the broad front versus narrow front controversy of late 1944, which would sour the post-war relationship between Eisenhower and Montgomery. Montgomery wrote a letter to de Guingand in longhand in which he praised the book, but noted that he could not recall de Guingand ever dissenting with him about his strategy. Graham went further and wrote a letter to The Times that was published on 24 February defending his wartime contention that the narrow front advance was logistically feasible. De Guingand later published three more books, African Assignment (1953) about his pre-war experiences in Nyasaland, Generals at War (1964) about the Second World War and From Brass Hat to Bowler Hat (1979) about his post-war experiences but they did not have the same impact as his first book. In 1973 he was interviewed on the British TV documentary series The World at War. Death The long-standing relationship between de Guingand and Montgomery ended with the latter's death. On 1 April 1976, at the request of David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, de Guingand, although only a major general, served as one of the eight pallbearers at Montgomery's funeral at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, along with Field Marshals Michael Carver, Lord Harding, Sir Gerald Templer, Sir Richard Hull and Sir Geoffrey Baker, Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir William Dickson and Admiral of the Fleet Sir Peter Hill-Norton. De Guingand died on 29 June 1979 at the age of 79 at his home in Cannes, where he had lived since 1972. He donated two boxes of his papers to King's College London in 1972, which also holds his correspondence with Sir Basil Liddell Hart. His correspondences with Montgomery and others are held by the Imperial War Museum. Reputation De Guingand is considered to have played a crucial role in the campaign in North West Europe. Richard Mead considered his partnership with Montgomery as "one of the great military partnerships, to be ranked alomgside Napoleon and Berthier." In his memoirs, Montgomery wrote of de Guingand: Bibliography Notes References External links British Army Officers 1939−1945 1900 births 1979 deaths British Army major generals British Army generals of World War II Commanders of the Legion of Merit Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Companions of the Order of the Bath Foreign recipients of the Distinguished