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Table of Contents:
Introduction: Churchill and the war on terror Chapter 1: THE PROMISE OF YOUTH (1874-1900) What relationship did Churchill have with his parents? Was Churchill a schoolboy dud? Was Churchill an unrepentant jingoist in Britain's 'River War'? Why did Churchill achieve world fame during the Boer War? Chapter 2: POLITICAL FIREBRAND (1900-1911) Why did Churchill switch political parties in 1904? Was Churchill an enemy of immigrants at the turn of the C20? Did Churchill propose to abolish the House of Lords? Was Churchill a reforming Home Secretary? Did Churchill send troops to fire on strikers? Did Churchill create Britain's welfare state? Chapter 3: THE CHALLENGE OF TOTAL WAR (1911-1918) What were Churchill's main achievements at the Admiralty? Did Churchill try to prevent World War 1? Was Churchill responsible for the Gallipoli disaster? Did Churchill invent the tank? Was Churchill an effective battalion commander? Chapter 4: REBUILDING A SHATTERED WORLD (1919-1930) Did Churchill believe in a punitive peace after WW1? Why did Churchill wish to strangle the Bolshevik Revolution at birth? What were Churchill's contributions to peacemaking in Ireland? How did Churchill help create modern Iraq? Why did Churchill cross the floor in 1924? Was Churchill an orthodox Chancellor? What was Churchill's attitude during the General Strike? Chapter 5: GATHERING STORM (1931-1939) Why did Churchill oppose Indian 'self rule' in the 1930s? Did Churchill admire Mussolini? What was Churchill's role during the Abdication Crisis? How did Churchill react to the rise of Hitler? Why did Churchill object to the Munich settlement? How realistic were Churchill's alternatives to appeasement? Were the wilderness years a romantic legend? Chapter 6: SAVIOUR OF THE FREE WORLD - 1940 Why did WSC become Prime Minister in May 1940? Did Churchill betray the French in 1940? Did Churchill contemplate a compromise peace with Hitler? Why did Churchill order an attack on the French fleet in 1940? Did Churchill let Coventry burn during the Blitz? Was Churchill a reactionary on the Home Front? Did an actor read Churchill's speeches? Chapter 7: TOWARDS TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY - (1941-5) How 'special' was the Churchill-FDR partnership before Pearl Harbour? Was there a cover up over Pearl Harbour? Could Churchill have been toppled from power during the Second World War? How did Churchill aid the Russians after the German invasion? Did Churchill delay a Second Front in Europe? What was Churchill's response to the Holocaust? What was Churchill's attitude to 'area bombing'? Did Churchill betray Eastern Europe during WW2? Did Churchill appease Stalin during World War 2? What role did Churchill play in the bombing of Hiroshima? Chapter 8: CHURCHILL AS WAR LEADER What were Churchill's greatest qualities as a war leader? Chapter 9: ELDER STATESMAN (1945-1955) Why did Churchill lose the 1945 election? What was the true message of the Iron Curtain speech? Did Churchill believe in a Federal Europe? How did Churchill try to end the Cold War? Chapter 10: CHURCHILL'S POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY Was Churchill a racist? Was Churchill a democrat? Was Churchill a monarchist? Was Churchill an appeaser? Was Churchill a warmonger? Was Churchill a Zionist? Was Churchill an imperialist? Was Churchill a Liberal or Conservative?

About the Author :
Jeremy Havardi teaches history and philosophy in London, works as a freelance journalist and is the author of Falling to Pieces: Self deception and the divided mind.

Review :
"Jeremy Havardi’s balanced, well-researched and generally sympathetic book demolishes much of the myth-making surrounding the great man, setting out to correct the historical record in a stimulating collection of essays."  —New Classics


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780856832659
  • Publisher: Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 432
  • Spine Width: 41 mm
  • Weight: 871 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0856832650
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2010
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Essays on Winston Churchill's Life and Political Philosophy
  • Width: 159 mm


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