Title:
Winston Churchill : the flawed genius of World War II / Christopher Catherwood.
ISBN:
9780425225721
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Berkley Caliber, 2009.
Physical Description:
ix, 326 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Introduction: Setting the scene -- Stopping Hitler in 1938: when Churchill got it right -- Britain alone and Churchill's fatal error -- Getting to know one another -- Churchill and the war's wrong turn -- Waiting for Winston -- Churchill finally has to give in -- Churchill and America at war -- Epilogue: How things might have been very different.
Summary:
Examines the decisions and policies Churchill made in the vital months between June 1940 and December 1941. With profound insight into Churchill's early colonial experiences as well as his first tenure as First Lord of the Admiralty, historian Catherwood offers an honest appraisal of his strategies in a unique perspective that separates the myth from the man.--From publisher description.
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OCLC Number:
ocn233549170
Availability:
Lakeville - Heritage~1
