| Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke - Wikipedia (535 words) |
 | In 1942, Brooke joined the western Allies' ultimate command, the U.S.-British Combined Chiefs of Staff, in Washington D.C. He was later bitterly disappointed to be passed over for command of the Allied invasion of Western Europe, in favour of U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower. |
| Brooke was created Baron Alanbrooke, of Brookeborough, County Fermanagh, in 1945, and Viscount Alanbrooke in 1946. |
| The publication in 2001 of Alanbrooke's uncensored War Diaries attracted attention for their insight into the day-to-day running of the British war effort and their, at times, forthright criticism of Winston Churchill and other leading figures of the time. |
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