Description: (Military commander)
Field Marshal William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, was a distinguished British military commander who served in both World Wars. He led the Fourteenth Army in the Burma campaign and was wounded three times in action. Slim became the first British officer from the Indian Army to be appointed Chief of the Imperial General Staff after World War II. He also served as the 13th Governor-General of Australia from 1953 to 1959. Slim showcased his literary talent by writing novels, short stories, and publications under the pen name Anthony Mills in the early 1930s.