William Slim
Biography
Field Marshal, Viscount Slim of Burma (1891-70) was one of the outstanding British and Allied commanders of World War II. Through his conduct of the 1942-45 Burma campaign, he became the only Allied general to defeat a major Japanese Army on the mainland of Asia and to liberate a conquered territory largely through ground fighting. His memoir, Defeat into Victory (1956), is regarded as a classic of its genre. He was Governor-General of Australia from 1953 to 1960
