Churchill and the politics of war, 1940-1941 / Sheila Lawlor.
By: Lawlor, Sheila
.Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995Description: xvi, 270p.ISBN: 0521445450 (hbk.); 0521466857 (pbk.).Subject(s): Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 -- Military leadership | World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain | World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history | World politics -- 1900-1945 | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945DDC classification: 940.532241 | Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 940.532241 LAW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 022591 |
Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Cambridge.
I. Churchill, the Conservative party and the war -- The opposition to Churchill and its causes -- Events and reactions (i) the German attack on France and its aftermath -- Events and reactions (ii) the Battle of Britain -- Chamberlain, Churchill and the Conservative party -- II. The Middle East, imperial defence and the Balkans, October to December, 1940 -- Churchill and the Middle East -- Eden and the Middle East -- Halifax and the Middle East -- The military and the Middle East -- III. The Greek decision, January to March, 1941 -- The Greek decision : the background -- Churchill, Eden and the Greek decision, January to February 1941 -- The military command at home and the Greek decision, January to February 1941 -- The Middle East command and the Greek decision -- The Greek decision, 10 February to early March 1941.