Winston S. Churchill : the challenge of war, 1914-1916. / Martin Gilbert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilbert, Martin, 1936-2015, author.

Series:

Winston S. Churchill Biography.

Winston S. Churchill Biography ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.

Churchill, Winston.

Prime ministers--Great Britain--Biography.

Prime ministers.

Great Britain--History--George VI, 1936-1952.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (834 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hillsdale, Michigan : Hisdale College Press : RosettaBooks, 2015.

Summary:

Volume three of this authoritative Churchill biography chronicles his years of triumphant leadership in the Admiralty during World War I. Acclaimed British historian Sir Martin Gilbert continues the official biography of Sir Winston S.Churchill the eventful period between 1914 and 1916, with a full account of his achievements as first lord of the Admiralty during the Great War. These include Churchill's efforts to prolong the siege of Antwerp, his support for the use of air power, and his part in the early development of the tank. It shows the forcefulness with which he argued for an offensive naval policy, first against Germany, then against Turkey. Gilbert examines the political crisis of May 1915, during which the Conservative Party forced Asquith to form a coalition government. The Conservatives insisted that Churchill leave the center of war policymaking for a position of increasing political isolation. In the next seven months, while the Gallipoli campaign was being fought, Churchill served as chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, with no authority over military or naval policy. Resigning from the cabinet in November 1915, Churchill was appointed lieutenant-colonel, commanding an infantry battalion in the trenches of the Western Front. In May 1916, he returned from the trenches, hoping to reenter political life, but his repeated attempts to regain his once-substantial influence were unsuccessful. "A milestone, a monument, a magisterial achievement... rightly regarded as the most comprehensive life ever written of any age." -Andrew Roberts, historian and author of The Storm of War "The most scholarly study of Churchill in war and peace ever written." -Herbert Mitgang, The New York Times

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Illustrations

Maps

Preface

Sources

Acknowledgements to the New Edition

Acknowledgements

1 'A Really Happy Man'

2 The First Month of War

3 'The Admiralty is now on its trial'

4 The Defence of Antwerp

5 The Return of Lord Fisher

6 The Turkish Puzzle

7 'Our troops are rotting'

8 By Ships Alone

9 The Search for Men

10 The Assumption of Victory

11 18 March 1915: The Naval Attack

12 25 April 1915: The Gallipoli Landings

13 Crisis

14 'I thought he would die of grief'

15 Loyalties

16 The Duchy of Lancaster

17 Unheeded Counsel

18 'The Escaped Scapegoat'

19 The Seven-day General

20 In Training

21 Ploegsteert

22 'You can be Prime Minister'

23 Humiliation

24 'My True War Station'

25 'I am learning to hate'

26 Cast Aside

Facsimiles

General Reference Maps

Index of documents quoted

Endnotes.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Gilbert, Martin. Winston S. Churchill : The Challenge of War, 1914-1916.

ISBN:

9780795344510

0795344511