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ISBN:
9780511752117
Content:
This book offers a reappraisal of Churchill's role as Britain's wartime leader, and in particular reconsiders his response to the dominant strategic challenges of his first year as prime minister. Based on a detailed examination of the public and private records of both political and military leaders, Dr Lawlor analyses what were often conflicting views and reactions to events. She suggests that Churchill's own position reflected the uncertainties, differences and vacillations of his colleagues, and that he was a far more sophisticated and astute politician than he allowed himself to appear. The first part of the book considers the various reactions among the British leadership to the fall of France and the Battle of Britain. The second and third parts analyse the discussions and decisions which led to British action in the Middle East and to sending military support to Greece
Content:
Retrospect -- Part I. Churchill, The Conservative Party and the War: 1. The opposition to Churchill and its causes ; 2. Events and reactions -- (I) the German attack on France and its aftermath ; 3. Events and reactions -- (II) the Battle of Britain ; 4. Chamberlain, Churchill and the conservative party -- Part II. The Middle East, Imperial Defence and The Balkans (October to December, 1940): 5. Churchill and the Middle East ; 6. Eden and the Middle East ; 7. Halifax and the Middle East ; 8. The military and the Middle East -- Part III. The Greek Decision (January to March, 1941): 9. The Greek decision: the background ; 10. Churchill, Eden and the Greek decision, January to February 1941 ; 11. The military command at home and the Greek decision, January to February 1941 ; 12. The Middle East command and the Greek decision ; 13. The Greek decision, 10th February to early March 1941 -- General conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521445450
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521466851
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Print version ISBN 9780521445450
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511752117
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