Churchill's Phoney War

Churchill's Phoney War

AngličtinaPevná vazba
Clews Graham T.
Naval Institute Press
EAN: 9781682472798
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Podrobné informace

Given the dearth of scholarship on the Phoney War, this book examines the early months of World War II, when Winston Churchill's ability to lead Britain in the fight against the Nazis was being tested.

Graham T. Clews explores how Churchill, as First Lord of the Admiralty, proposed to fight this new world war, with particular attention given to his attempts to impel the Royal Navy, the British War Cabinet, and the French, toward a more aggressive prosecution of the conflict. This is no mere retelling of events, but a deep analysis of the decision-making process and Churchill's unique involvement in it. This book shares extensive new insights into well-trodden territory and original analysis of the unexplored, with each chapter offering material which challenges conventional wisdom. Clews reassesses several important issues of the Phoney War period including:
  • Churchill's involvement in the anti-U-boat campaign
  • Churchill's contribution to the failures of the Norwegian Campaign
  • His attitude to Britain's aerial bombing campaign and the notion of his unfettered "bulldog" spirit
  • His relationship with Neville Chamberlain; and his succession to the premiership

A man of considerable strengths and many shortcomings, the Churchill that emerges in Clews' portrayal is dynamic and complicated. Churchill's Phoney War adds a well-balanced and much-needed history of the Phoney War while scrupulously examining Churchill's successes and failures.
EAN 9781682472798
ISBN 1682472795
Typ produktu Pevná vazba
Vydavatel Naval Institute Press
Datum vydání 31. října 2019
Stránky 360
Jazyk English
Rozměry 231 x 160 x 33
Země United States
Autoři Clews Graham T.
Ilustrace 20 b&w photos, 8 maps
Série Studies in Naval History and Sea Power