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Winston Churchill : politics, strategy and statecraft / edited by Richard Toye.
Van Pelt Library DA566.9.C5 W515 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
- Churchill, Winston.
- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965--Influence.
- Great Britain--Politics and government--20th century.
- Great Britain.
- Politics and government.
- Prime ministers--Great Britain--Biography.
- Prime ministers.
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 231 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.
- Summary:
- "A collection of short, accessible chapters on the key aspects of Winston Churchill's military and political career and his impact on 20th-century history"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction / Richard Toye Toye, Richard 1
- 2 Churchill: The Young Statesman, 1901-14 / David Thackeray Thackeray, David 13
- 3 Churchill as First Lord of the Admiralty, 23 October 1911 to 24 May 1915 / Martin Thornton Thornton, Martin 23
- 4 Churchill as Chancellor of the Exchequer (1924-9) and the Return to the Gold Standard / Peter Catterall Catterall, Peter 35
- 5 Churchill and Labour / Chris Wrigley Wrigley, Chris 49
- 6 Churchill and the General Strike / Peter Catterall Catterall, Peter 59
- 7 Churchill and the Conservative Party / Stuart Ball Ball, Stuart 75
- 8 Churchill and Women / Paul Addison Addison, Paul 93
- 9 Churchill and the Empire / Richard Toye Toye, Richard 105
- 10 Churchill and the Islamic World / Warren Dockter Dockter, Warren 113
- 11 Churchill and Airpower / Richard Overy Overy, Richard 127
- 12 Churchill as Strategist in the Second World War / Jeremy Black Black, Jeremy 139
- 13 Churchill and the Birth of the Anglo-American 'Special Relationship' / David B. Woolner Woolner, David B. 153
- 14 Churchill and Nuclear Weapons / Kevin Ruane Ruane, Kevin 171
- 15 Churchill and the Cold War / Kevin Ruane Ruane, Kevin 187.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Winston Churchill.
- ISBN:
- 9781474263849
- 1474263844
- 9781474263856
- 1474263852
- OCLC:
- 912382765
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