An influential and controversial figure in military, political, international and social affairs, Earl Mountbatten has been referred to as the most remarkable naval officer of the 20th century. This book provides a guide to the literature on Mountbatten, including: biographies; descriptions of sources and research centres; general histories; monographs; bibliographies and reference works; official histories; reports and government documents; dissertations; articles; oral histories; conference proceedings; and fiction, film, art and poetry. The first part of the book is a historiographical essay, which provides critical analysis and evaluation of the works and integrates them into the overall literature. It covers all of the 450 titles in part two, which is an annotated bibliography.