Churchill : warrior : how a military life guided Winston's finest hours

Lavery, Brian, 1945-

Book 2018

On a typical day during the Second World War, Winston Churchill, as Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, issued numerous memos to the ministers and service commanders on many different subjects, on both the grand strategy and the detail of the war effort. It was not just his work rate and his self-confidence which allowed him to do this. He had a unique and intimate inside knowledge of all three services which allowed him to assess their real...

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Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 Military leadership

Great Britain History, Military 20th century

Prime ministers Great Britain Biography

World War, 1939-1945 Participation, British

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ISBN:

9781910860229
1910860220

Description:

xiii, 569 pages : illustrations, maps, plates ; 24 cm

Other Title:

warrior : how a military life guided Winston's finest hours

Notes:

Includes notes, bibliography and index
LSC $43.95

Contents:

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I Preparing for War; 1 Becoming a Soldier; 2 Wars and Words; 3 South African Springboard; 4 Ruling the Navy; 5 Strategy and Tactics; 6 Churchill at Work; 7 Personnel; 8 Matériel; 9 The Naval Air Service; 10 The Aircraft; Part II The Fortunes of War; 11 The North Sea War; 12 Antwerp; 13 Defence and Attack in the Air; 14 Armoured Car and Tank; 15 The Underwater War; 16 The Rest of the World; 17 Plans for Attack; 18 Work and Conflict; 19 Forcing the Straits; 20 Landing and Withdrawal; 21 In the Trenches. 22 The Ministry of MunitionsPart III Peace and War; 23 The Old Army and the New; 24 Saving the Air Force; 25 A Role for the RAF; 26 The World Crisis; 27 An Iron Chancellor; 28 Marlborough; 29 The Study of Air Power; 30 The Drift to War; 31 Winston is Back; 32 The Navy at War; Part IV Finest Hour and After; 33 Finest Hour; 34 War Leader; 35 War on Land; 36 War at Sea; 37 Air Power in Operation; 38 Air Support; 39 Combined Operations; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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2473622

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