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Auteur(s) : Bell, Christopher Michael (1966-....)
Titre(s) : Churchill and sea power [Texte imprimé] / Christopher M. Bell
Publication : Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013
Description matérielle : xvi, 429 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Comprend : Introduction: sea power in the age of Churchill ; Apprenticeship, 1900-14 ; Learning
curve: The First World War ; Adjusting to the post-war world, 1919-24 ; The treasury
years: the ten-year-rule, Japanese 'Bogey,' and 'Yankee Menace' ; Disarmament, rearmament,
and the path to war: the 1930s ; First Lord of the Admiralty, 1939-40: The Phoney
War and the Norwegian Campaign ; The war against Germany and Italy, 1940-1 ; 'Courting
disaster' : the deterrence of Japan and the dispatch of Force Z ; The Battle of the
Atlantic, the imports crisis, and the closing of the 'Air Gap' ; The defeat of the
Axis Powers ; Churchill's last naval battle ; Epilogue: the verdict of history.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. [396]-416) and index
This book is the first major study of Winston Churchill's record as a naval strategist
and his impact as the most prominent guardian of Britain's sea power in the modern
era. The book debunks many popular and well-entrenched myths surrounding controversial
episodes in both World Wars, including the Dardanelles disaster, the Norwegian Campaign,
the Battle of the Atlantic, and the devastating loss of the Prince of Wales and Repulse
in 1941. It shows that many common criticisms of Churchill have been exaggerated,
but also that some of his mistakes have been largely overlooked. The book also examines
Churchill's evolution as a maritime strategist over the course of his career, and
documents his critical part in managing Britain's naval decline during the first half
of the twentieth century. Churchill's genuine affection for the Royal Navy has often
distracted attention from the fact that his views on sea power were pragmatic and
unsentimental. For, as Christopher M. Bell shows, in a period dominated by declining
resources, global threats, and rapid technologicalchange, it was increasingly air
rather than sea power that Churchill looked to as the foundation of Britain's security
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Titre de dos : Churchill & sea power
Sujet(s) : Churchill, Winston (1874-1965)
Puissance maritime -- Grande-Bretagne -- 20e siècle
Histoire navale -- Grande-Bretagne -- 20e siècle
Grande-Bretagne. Royal navy -- 20e siècle
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780199693573 (hbk.). - ISBN 0199693579 (hbk.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb42756170w
Notice n° :
FRBNF42756170
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