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military decisions and achievement, 226; avoids social involvements, 231; gives priority to engaging Germans, 232; good relations with Dill, 232–3; hostility to British imperial policies, 232; deplores WSC’s dismissal of ordinary soldiers, 270; mission to WSC to open second front, 283–6, 294, 321; mistrust of British intentions, 285–6; visits WSC with Hopkins and King, 311–12; opposes Mediterranean strategy, 313; reluctant acceptance of North African landings, 313–14; Soviet knowledge of activities, 321–2; supports aid to Russia, 332; WSC cables on success of North African landings, 340; underrates Brooke’s judgement, 350; attends Casablanca conference, 353–5, 360–1; argues for invasion of France, 354, 357, 362; attempts to counter American anti-British feelings, 361; resists British strategic proposals, 376; reservations over Italian campaign, 377, 381, 494; at joint chiefs of staff meetings in Washington (May 1943), 378; urges cross-Channel invasion, 379, 384; accompanies WSC and Brooke to Algiers,380; favours advance into Italy, 390; WSC sees in Washington (September 1943), 392; expected to command Ovelord operation, 393–4; and WSC’s enthusiasm for Dodecanese campaign, 421; on Roosevelt’s embarrassing WSC, 433; not appointed to command Overlord , 437; and WSC’s apprehensions over D-Day, 447; and WSC’s messages to Roosevelt on Overlord , 480; WSC criticises, 495; refuses to discuss strategy with Brooke, 547; preserves Allied unity, 549; Brooke envies prestige of, 569
    Marthe, Crown Princess of Norway, 194
    Martin, John, 30, 76, 80, 90, 93, 103, 144, 296, 534, 545, 551
    Martin, Kingsley, 63
    Marvell, Andrew, 51
    Mass-Observation, 238, 302
    Matin, Le , 56
    Mattison, Ethel, 305
    Maugham, William Somerset, 65
    Maxton, James, 62
    Mayhew, Christopher, 578
    Mayhew, Paul, 61
    Mazower, Mark, 472, 525
    Mediterranean: naval losses, 234; WSC proposes to close down activities in, 350; naval presence in, 352; US opposition to strategy in, 357, 597; WSC favours operations in, 360, 376, 389, 426, 443, 597; amphibious landings in, 377; special forces and operations in, 404
    Menzies, Sir Robert: and WSC’s making history, xxii, 137; offers assistance to Britain, 32–3; and British commitment to Greece, 129, 136; on Greek failure, 132; on WSC’s optimism, 136–7; on war casualties, 169; on WSC’s confidence of US help, 183; relations with WSC, 235
    Menzies, Sir Stewart, 85–6, 204, 349, 457, 459
    Mers-el-Kebir, Oran, 69–70
    Michel, Henri, 470
    Middle East: and victories in Syria and Iraq, 137–8; WSC visits (1942), 315; low British morale, 317–18; see also Libya; North Africa
    Middleton, Drew, 305
    Mihailovic, Draza, 363, 467–8
    Mikolajczyk, Stanislaw, 503, 517
    Millburn, Clara, 310
    Miller, Hope Ridings, 222–3
    Miquelon (island), 228
    Mission to Moscow (film), 378
    Molotov, Vyacheslav M.: negotiates with Nazis, 151; visits Britain and USA for talks (May 1942), 288–93; conceals intelligence from Stalin, 321; WSC confers with in Moscow, 325; WSC informs of Dieppe raid, 333; gratitude for Italian campaign, 398; negative responses, 432; on Stalin’s mocking Western allies, 487; Eden negotiates percentage agreements with, 515; WSC entertains at Moscow embassy, 515; on Russian view of Roosevelt, 550; on Polish settlement, 553; on WSC’s election defeat, 589
    Monnet, Jean, 184
    Monte Cassino, Italy, 442, 479
    Montgomery, Gen. Sir Bernard Law ( later Field
    Marshal 1st Viscount): capabilities, 14; reputation and public image, 307, 341–3; appointed to command Eighth Army, 320; WSC visits in North Africa, 332; offensive in North Africa, 335; trains troops and prepares for battle, 336; Alamein victory, 337, 339–40; employs Williams as intelligence officer, 337; character and conceit, 343; advance, 344–5; confidence over Sicily landings, 381; campaign in Italy, 392, 394; appointed British commander for