Churchill: The Greatest Briton Unmasked
Author(s): Nigel Knight
In his brand new assessment of Winston Churchill's political career, Nigel Knight challenges the sentimental image of the great wartime leader and argues that Churchill's impact on Great Britain was, in fact, consistently disastrous. The author backs up his arguments with rigorous academic research to provide a fresh insight into Churchill's entire career.This book covers Churchill's time as pre-war Chancellor and his contradictory economic policies. It also looks at his time as Prime Minister and his wartime blunders, as well as the post-war period when he failed to rectify his past errors. It features 16 pages of fascinating archive photographs.
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'Nigel Knight lays siege with well-informed gusto to the legend of Winston Churchill' - Martin Bell.
Nigel Knight is a lecturer in British Government at the University of Cambridge and in Economics and Politics at Magdalene College, Cambridge. He is the author of Governing Britain Since 1945, and has also worked in national politics, both advising and writing policy.
Introduction; 1. Gallipoli; 2. The General Strike; 3. Armament and Disarmament & Iraq; 4. The Wilderness Years - Churchill under Baldwin; 5. The Wilderness Years - Churchill under Chamberlain; 6. Norway; 7. Dunkirk; 8. The Battle of Britain; 9. Battle Ships; 10. North Africa; 11. Greece, Crete and Yugoslavia; 12. Dieppe; 13. The Far-East: Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaya and Burma; 14. Italy; 15. Normandy; 16. Dresden; 17. The Big Three; 18. General Election Defeat; 19. In Opposition; 20. The Last Tired Government; Conclusion; Index.
General Fields
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- : 44985
- : 44985
- : 26 September 2008
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : 40 photographs & 2x8pp plate sections
- : 400
- : 941.082092
- : Hardback
- : Nigel Knight