A discussion of British leadership turns into a compact biography of Adrian Carton de Wiart. He served in the Boer War, First World War, and Second World War, survived severe wounds and two aircraft crashes, and escaped from a prisoner-of-war camp. His decorations included the Victoria Cross, Distinguished Service Order, and awards from several Allied states. His career was marked by repeated returns to command as well as physical survival. Carton de Wiart's reputation became so large that Douglas MacArthur specifically asked to meet him, indicating how far it had travelled across Allied military institutions.
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Adrian Carton de Wiart's extraordinary military career
The heavily wounded Victoria Cross recipient served across three wars and acquired a reputation remarkable enough to interest Douglas MacArthur.