摘要:Introduction
Admiral of the Fleet Earl Mountbatten of Burma was one of the most colourful personalities of the Twentieth century. He was gifted with almost everything in life, blue blood, good looks, professional ability and good fortune, all of which he put to good use in his meteoric career, full of astounding achievements. His role as Viceroy and Governor General of India became controversial. I do not propose to go into that. I shall confine myself to recalling what little I saw of him, when I was a very junior officer