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	Slim
		Field Marshall Viscount Slim was referred to by Admiral of the Fleet Earl Mountbatten, who was Supreme Allied Commander of Southeast Asia, as "the finest general World War II produced".
		Slim affirms "that the fighting capacity of every unit is based upon the faith of soldiers in their leaders; that discipline begins with the officer and spreads downward from him to the soldier; that genuine comradeship in arms is achieved when all ranks do more than is required of them.
		Slim says that when he was in civvie street he saw men who were fathers of families cringing before a deputy-assistant-under-manager who had the power to throw them out of their jobs without any other reason than their own ill-temper or personal dislike.
	www.burmastar.org.uk /slim.htm (3347 words)

	William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim Summary
		Slim made it his priority to improve the morale of his men, rebuild their confidence, and teach them to adapt to the jungles of southeast Asia.
		Slim was born to a lower-middle class family living in Birmingham and attended King Edward's School.
		Slim was given the rank of captain in the British Indian Army and was posted to the 1st Battalion of the 6th Gurkha Rifles.
	www.bookrags.com /William_Slim,_1st_Viscount_Slim (3022 words)

	William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1919 Slim was given the rank of captain in the British Indian Army, in which he served with Gurkha regiments until 1934.
		On the outbreak of the World War II Slim was given command of the Indian 10th Brigade and sent to Sudan, from where he took part in the East African Campaign helping to liberate Ethiopia from the Italians.
		In March 1942, Slim was given command of BurCorps (consisting of the Indian 17th and Burmese 1st Division) in Burma, which was being attacked by the Japanese.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Slim,_1st_Viscount_Slim (1261 words)

	William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
		In 1919 Slim was given the rank of captain in the Indian Army, in which he served with Gurkha regiments until 1934.
		On the outbreak of the World War II Slim was given command of the 10th Indian Brigade and sent to Sudan, from where he took part in the liberation of Ethiopia from the Italians.
		In March 1942, Slim was given command of all Allied troops in Burma, which was being attacked by the Japanese.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/william_slim__1st_viscount_slim (531 words)

	Field Marshal Rt Hon William Slim, Viscount Slim
		In 1919 Slim was given the rank of captain in the British Indian Army, in which he served with Gurkha regiments until 1934.
		In March 1942, Slim was given command of BurCorps (consisting of the Indian 17th and Burmese 1st Division) in Burma, which was being attacked by the Japanese.
		Once again, Slim was thrown in at the deep end with considerable portions of his corps already destroyed by the Japanese.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-heroes/slim.htm (1246 words)

	Second World War Books: Review
		Slim has been called the best British general of the war (and not just by those rather partisan Yanks who consider there was not altogether too much competition for those laurels), and having now read his book, I might have to agree.
		Slim actually takes great pains to confess his mistakes and misjudgments and to point out those occasions when he should have listened to his superiors or his subordinates or both.
		Slim's greatness sprang not from never making a mistake or from never having to change his plans, but from his ability to take a beaten rabble of troops and turn them into the liberators of a geographical area larger than most of the other fronts of war.
	www.sonic.net /~bstone/archives/970801.shtml (489 words)

	Slim Cd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Slim then asked to be allowed to retire, and his subordinates made their feelings known; Alanbrooke relieved Leese instead, and gave his job to Slim.
		Slim had not retired from the Army while he was Governor-General.
		Slim K got even invited to perform on a special party attended by designer Karl Lagerfeld and topmodel Claudia Schiffer given to Michael a night before his actual concert in Gelsenkirchen, which he (Michael) called off, due to a cold he had, it was big news in the media, since it happened aprox.
	www.blownspeakers.com /pages3/82/slim-cd.html (971 words)

	Lt.General Slim at Fort Dufferin, Mandalay, March 1945 on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
		Slim talks little and swears less, but one day at Army Headquarters the roof lifted when he received a demand that mules should be installed in concrete floor stables in a training camp, well in the rear.
		Slim affirms "that the fighting capacity of every unit is based upon the faith of soldiers in their leaders; that discipline begins with the officer and spreads downward from him to the soldier; that genuine comradeship in arms is achieved when all ranks do more than is required of them.
		Slim says that when he was in civvie street he saw men who were fathers of families cringing before a deputy-assistant-under-manager who had the power to throw them out of their jobs without any other reason than their own ill-temper or personal dislike.
	www.flickr.com /photos/30131598@N00/183146271 (3364 words)

	Second World War Books: Review
		Slim has been called the best British general of the war (and not just by those rather partisan Yanks who consider there was not altogether too much competition for those laurels), and having now read his book, I might have to agree.
		Slim actually takes great pains to confess his mistakes and misjudgments and to point out those occasions when he should have listened to his superiors or his subordinates or both.
		Slim's greatness sprang not from never making a mistake or from never having to change his plans, but from his ability to take a beaten rabble of troops and turn them into the liberators of a geographical area larger than most of the other fronts of war.
	stonebooks.com /archives/970801.shtml (489 words)

	Slim the Standardbearer:
		One of the most charismatic and dynamic soldiers of the twentieth-century British Army was William Joseph Slim, later Field Marshal the Viscount Slim (1891-1970).
		The culmination of Slim’s military career was his appointment in 1948 as Chief of the Imperial General Staff, the first Indian Army officer ever to serve as the professional head of the British Army.
		Various episodes and achievements of Slim’s life are illustrated by twenty-seven photographs, and six superb maps enhance one’s understanding of Slim’s most significant military operations.
	www.defencejournal.com /2002/july/slim.htm (446 words)

	Strategic Military Leadership
		General Slim was honest in identifying and communicating resource constraints and challenged as well as empowered his stakeholders to overcome these constraints through innovation.
		General Slim unified his command through his frame of reference, personal example, and focus on establishing and maintaining high morale through a focus on what he considered three critical aspects of morale: Spiritual, Intellectual, and Material.
		General Slim understood that a critical success factor in managing diversity is to develop a common vision, understand, appreciate, and respect differences, and provide the feedback that stakeholders need to achieve their full potential.
	www.successthroughquality.com /PC_501-3.htm (1507 words)

	Special Operations.Com
		Slim transferred to the British service (as all junior British officers had to) and received a regular commission as a Lieutenant in The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in July 1948.
		In 1966 Slim was transferred to a staff post as a GSO2 (General Staff Officer Grade 2) at Headquarters Middle East Command, being involved in the final British withdrawal from Aden the following year.
		Viscount Slim entered the business world and became a Vice President and Director of Boyden International Ltd. He was also for many years Chairman of the British-Australia Society.
	www.specialoperations.com /Foreign/United_Kingdom/SAS/John_Slim.htm (592 words)

	The Art of Leadership (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Slim restored the morale of the battered British forces in Burma by proving that the jungle was neutral and that the Japanese soldier could be defeated.
		Slim showed a rare moment of pure anger at the treatment given his forces by the staff in India after their 1000-mile retreat.
		It was Slim who remained implacable towards the Japanese when the treatment of prisoners of war became known and he who ignored Mac-Arthur's ruling that the surrender of swords was an archaic practice by ordering all Japanese officers in his area of command to surrender their swords to British officers.
	www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/aureview/1978/mar-apr/brett.html (1854 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Slim appointed Lentaigne to command, believing he was an orthodox officer and a solid choice from his old regiment and, "Because he was the only one who wasn’t mad.
		Slim still desired to help out Stilwell but was concerned about the Japanese offense.
		The Japanese no longer appeared to have the advantage in fighting against Slim’s army around Imphal and Kohima, and he wanted the Chindits to come under the command that was directly supposed to benefit from them.
	members.aol.com /ordewingate/burmaG.html (2793 words)

	Slim Trax (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In this story of fl masculinity slim trax and the possibilities of racial integration, Slim treats Bart with care slim trax and affection, which moves the old man to the limits of his own potential for tolerance slim trax and respect.
		Slim's Table helps demolish the narrow sociological picture of fl men slim trax and the simple, media-reinforced stereotypes which restrict fls to one of two groups - the ghetto underclass slim trax and the so-called middle-class role models.
		Viscount Slim - Viscount Slim, of Yarralumla in the Australian Capital Territory and of Bishopston in the City and County of Bristol, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
	www.zzzdiet.com /slimtrax.html (846 words)

	Amazon.com: Defeat Into Victory: Books: William Slim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Slim's memoirs, first published in 1956 while he was serving as Governor General of Australia, begin with his assignment to command the 1st Burma Corps during it's desperate fighting retreat from Burma into India in 1942 after the Japanese captured Rangoon.
		Field Marshall Slim, Viscount of Burma, never lets us forget that it is the soldiers in the field that win battles: not politicians in their ivory towers, or generals in their bunkers far behind the action.
		Slim's theory is that politicians give guidelines for the campaign, and generals provide the training and backup so that the soldiers can get on with their business.
	www.amazon.com /Defeat-Into-Victory-William-Slim/dp/0815410220 (2780 words)

	Slim: The Standardbearer : A Biography of Field Marshal the Viscount Slim: Current Amazon U.S.A. One-Edition Data
		I am a great admirer of Field Marshal the Viscount Slim, who in my opinion was the finest general officer of the war anywhere in any army.
		Slim, who was accustomed to having to get along on a shoestring, but who also moved boldly and decisively whenever opportunity presented itself, would almost certainly have taken Caen on D-Day given all the men, munitions and air power which Monty possessed.
		Slim was born the son of an unsuccessful businessman from Birmingham.
	www.mobilewebsystems.us /stuff-0850524466.html (857 words)

	AllRefer.com - Slim, William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Slim, William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount 1891–1970, British field marshal.
		He served as chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1948 to 1952 and was made field marshal in 1949.
		He served as governor-general of Australia from 1953 to 1960, when he was created viscount.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Slim-Wil.html (269 words)

	Infantry Magazine: Slim the Standard-bearer: A Biography of Field-Marshal The Viscount Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GRE, ...
		Slim the Standard-bearer: A Biography of Field-Marshal The Viscount Slim, KG, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, GRE, DSO, MC.
		One of the most charismatic and dynamic soldiers of the 20th century British Army was William Joseph Slim, later Field Marshal the Viscount Slim (1891-1970).
		Various episodes and achievements of Slim's life are illustrated by 27 photographs, and six superb maps enhance one's understanding of Slim's most significant military operations.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IAV/is_2_90/ai_76736967 (592 words)

	RMAS: Opening of Slim Mess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The new accommodation block has 101 rooms and is for the use of single or unaccompanied officers on the staff of RMAS and for students of officer status, who were previously accommodated in a variety of sub-standard rooms around the Academy.
		The Viscount Slim is the son of Field Marshal the 1st Viscount Slim, who led the British and Indian Armies to victory against the Japanese in World War II.
		The present Viscount Slim served in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and 22 Special Air Service Regiment, which he commanded in the late sixties.
	www.atra.mod.uk /rmas/visits/slim04.htm (150 words)

	RMAS: Opening of Slim Mess
		The new accommodation block has 101 rooms and is for the use of single or unaccompanied officers on the staff of RMAS and for students of officer status, who were previously accommodated in a variety of sub-standard rooms around the Academy.
		The Viscount Slim is the son of Field Marshal the 1st Viscount Slim, who led the British and Indian Armies to victory against the Japanese in World War II.
		The present Viscount Slim served in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and 22 Special Air Service Regiment, which he commanded in the late sixties.
	www.sandhurst.mod.uk /visits/slim04.htm (150 words)

	::: u.tv :::
		Many in the crowd had tears in their eyes as Viscount Slim, the son of Field Marshal Slim, who led the British and Indian armies to victory against the Japanese, stepped up to the lectern to say the Kohima Epitaph.
		Earlier a wreath was laid at the memorial to Field Marshal Slim by Viscount Slim in a poignant and less formal ceremony.
		Viscount Slim, president of the Burma Star Association, told British Forces Radio it was "a great honour" for him to be present.
	www.utvlive.com /newsroom/indepth.asp?id=64051&pt=n (722 words)

	Hero, villain and the school for scandal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		SIR WILLIAM SLIM, one of Australia's most revered governors-general, has been accused of attempting to sexually interfere with a young, impoverished English boy sent to an institution in western NSW.
		"Ten years later he was Viscount Slim and head of the Fairbridge Society in London and had the temerity to sack a principal at Molong because he was bonking one of the women staff at the school on the grounds that it was besmirching the place's reputation."
		At a meeting on July 2, 1965, chaired by Viscount Slim, the board agreed with its chairman that Mr Woods had "created a scandal and had besmirched the good name of Fairbridge" and sacked the principal.
	www.smh.com.au /handheld/articles/2007/04/27/1177459984320.html (718 words)

	CD & DVD Duplication
		All masters should be handled carefully by the edges, the oil in fingerprints can diffract the light from the laser causing errors.
		Standard jewel cases, not the slim ones, should be used to store and transport the master.
		The standard jewel case provides a protective air space above and below the disc while the thinner cases can easily make contact with the recorded side making marks on the surface.
	www.viscountrecords.com /pages/cddup.html (540 words)

	Uncle Bill at War \| TIME
		Like most members of the professional military freemasonry, Slim came to admire "all the soldiers of different races who have fought with me and most of those who have fought against me." Among the most likable of his enemies were the Wazirs of India's Northwest Frontier.
		Slim genuinely enjoyed his virtually blood-free skirmishes with such foes as the Turks, the Wazirs and the Italians in 1940 Ethiopia.
		By the spring of 1942, Slim admits, "we, the Allies, had been outmanoeuvred, outfought, and outgeneralled." Slim, as commander of the XV Corps and then of the Fourteenth Army, planned carefully for revenge.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,896559-2,00.html (703 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Slim
		(of a person or their build) gracefully thin; slenderly built (used approvingly): her slim figure the girls were tall and slim.
		slim girls/ankles synonyms : slender, thin, slight, lean, narrow, svelte, willowy, sylphlike.
		Slim Devices Introduces Transporter, the Ultimate Device for Audiophiles, and Declares the Death of the CD Player.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Slim&StartAt=1 (830 words)

	Slim, William Joseph, 1st Viscount Slim
		He served in the North Africa campaign 1941 then commanded the 1st Burma Corps 1942–45, stemming the Japanese invasion of India, and then forcing them out of Burma (now Myanmar) in 1945.
		He was created a KCB in 1944 and a Viscount in 1960.
		Helicon Publishing is a division of Research Machines plc.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0005291.html (87 words)

	Janus: The Papers of Field Marshal Slim
		Slim, William Joseph, 1891-1970, 1st Viscount Slim, Field Marshal
		William Slim was born in Bristol, 6 August 1891, the son of John Slim and Charlotte Tucker.
		The papers were collected by William Slim's biographer, Ronald Lewin, and given to Churchill Archives Centre by Slim's wife, Aileen, Viscountess Slim, and son, Viscount Slim, and other donors, 1977-2001.
	janus.lib.cam.ac.uk /db/node.xsp?id=EAD/GBR/0014/SLIM (662 words)

	Lords Hansard text for 19 May 1998 (180519-24)
		The noble Viscount, Lord Trenchard, made a good point--that Japanese culture makes it difficult for individuals to emerge as leaders and, therefore, it is also difficult for them to apologise on behalf of their country.
		I am also grateful to the noble Viscount, Lord Slim, for his most moving reminder to us that we must respect our veterans and that it would be an impertinence to preach to them about what they should think after what they suffered and in view of the memories that they hold.
		The noble Viscount was right to remind us that we all owe a debt to the courage of those who fought, who died and who suffered appallingly at that time.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/ld199798/ldhansrd/vo980519/text/80519-24.htm (6321 words)

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