I. S. O. Playfair
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Ian Stanley Ord Playfair
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Ian Stanley Ord Playfair | |
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| Born | 10 April 1894 |
| Died | 21 March 1972 (aged 77) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Mentioned in Despatches |
| Relations | Jocelyn Malan (wife) |
| Other work | Author |
Military career
Born the son of Colonel F.H.G. Playfair of the
Playfair became officer commanding the Gentlemen Cadets of the
Royal Marine Artillery in 1920, attended the Staff College, Camberley, from 1929 to 1930, was chief instructor in field works and bridging at the Royal School of Military Engineering in 1930 and an instructor at the Indian Army Staff College in Quetta in 1934.[2] After attending the Imperial Defence College in 1938, he became commandant of the Army Gas School in Wiltshire in 1939.[2]
In 1940, following the outbreak of the
11th Army Group, in the South East Asia Command.[2]
Playfair retired in 1947.[2] He later wrote several books, and was co-author of a Second World War official campaign history: The Mediterranean and Middle East.[3]
Family
In 1930, Playfair married Jocelyn Malan; they had two sons, including Guy Lyon Playfair.[3]
Works
- The Mediterranean and Middle East
- Volume 1: The Early Successes Against Italy, to May 1941, 1954, ISBN 1-84574-065-3
- Volume 2: The Germans Come to the Help of Their Ally, 1941, 1956, ISBN 1-84574-066-1
- Volume 3: British Fortunes Reach Their Lowest Ebb, 1960, ISBN 1-84574-067-X
- Volume 4: The Destruction of the Axis Forces in Africa, 1966, ISBN 1-84574-068-8
- Volume 1: The Early Successes Against Italy, to May 1941, 1954,
References
- ^ Smart 2005, p. 252−253.
- ^ a b c d e f Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ a b c d "L. Klemen, 1999–2000, Netherlands Indies Campaign 1941–1942, "Major-General Ian Stanley Ord Playfair"". Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
Bibliography
- Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.
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