Research Catalog

Title

Winston Churchill : at war and thinking of war before 1939 / edited by B.J.C. McKercher, Antoine Capet.

Publication

London : Routledge, 2019.

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Details

Additional Authors

• McKercher, B. J. C., 1950-
• Capet, Antoine

Description

xiii, 206 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

Although remembered and even lauded in the public mind as the British prime minister during the Second World War who played a major role in Allied victory over the Axis Powers and Japan, Winston Churchill had a life and political career before 1939 conditioned by fighting other wars and, in peacetime, thinking about war. While historians debate his achievements and failures between 1939 and 1945, a less explored dimension is Churchill's earlier connexion with war and warfare. This book explores Churchill's earlier experience in fighting wars as a soldier and politician.

Series Statement

Routledge studies in modern British history

Subjects

• Great Britain
• Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
• 1936-1945
• Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 > Military leadership
• Politics and government
• Great Britain > Politics and government > 1936-1945
• Command of troops
• World War (1939-1945)
• World War, 1939-1945 > Great Britain

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-199) and index.

Contents

Introduction: Winston Churchill : at war and thinkiing of war before 1939 / B. J. C. McKercher and Antoine Capet -- At war on the Nile : what Winston Churchill learned from the River War / James W. Muller -- "A dangerous, if not malignant design" : Winston Churchill and the German naval challenge before the Great War / John H. Maurer -- "By God, I will make them fight!" Winston Churchill and Britain' s decision for war in 1914 / John W. Young -- Churchill's downfall in 1915 : the British press and the Dardanelles Campaign / Christopher M. Bell -- What Churchill and De Gaulle learned from the Great War / Will Morrissey -- The limitations of the politician-historian : Winston Churchill, rearmament, appeasement, and the origins of the Second World War /\rB. J. C. McKercher -- Winston Churchill and the golden age of journalism / Richard Toye -- Winston Churchill, Islam and the Middle East / Warren Dockter.

Call Number

JFE 19-6235

ISBN

• 9780367133030
• 0367133032

OCLC

1085137790

Title

Winston Churchill : at war and thinking of war before 1939 / edited by B.J.C. McKercher, Antoine Capet.

Publisher

London : Routledge, 2019.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Routledge studies in modern British history

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-199) and index.

Chronological Term

1936-1945

Added Author

McKercher, B. J. C., 1950- editor.

Capet, Antoine, editor.

Other Form:

ebook version : 9780429639920

Research Call Number

JFE 19-6235