ABSTRACT
Although remembered and even lauded in the public mind as the British prime minister during the Second World War who played a major role in Allied victory over the Axis Powers and Japan, Winston Churchill had a life and political career before 1939 conditioned by fighting other wars and, in peacetime, thinking about war. While historians debate his achievements and failures between 1939 and 1945, a less explored dimension is Churchill’s earlier connexion with war and warfare. This book explores Churchill’s earlier experience in fighting wars as a soldier and politician.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 2|17 pages
“A dangerous, if not malignant design”
Winston Churchill and Germany’s naval challenge before the First World War
chapter 3|21 pages
“By God, I will make them fight!”
Winston Churchill and Britain’s decision for war in 1914
chapter 6|26 pages
The limitations of the politician-historian
Winston Churchill, rearmament, appeasement, and the origins of the Second World War
