{"product_id":"churchill-master-and-commander-9781472847348","title":"Churchill Master and Commander","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e''Masterful research, impeccable detail, with a beautifully flowing narrative of which Churchill himself would have been proud.'' - Professor Peter Caddick-Adams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eFrom his earliest days Winston Churchill was an extreme risk taker and he carried this into adulthood. Today he is widely hailed as Britain's greatest wartime leader and politician. Deep down though, he was foremost a warlord. Just like his ally Stalin, and his arch enemies Hitler and Mussolini, Churchill could not help himself and insisted on personally directing the strategic conduct of World War II. For better or worse he insisted on being political master and military commander.Again like his wartime contemporaries, he had a habit of not heeding the advice of his generals. The results of this were disasters in Norway, North Africa, Greece and Crete during 194041. His fruitless Dodecanese campaign in 1943 also ended in defeat. Churchill's pig-headedness over supporting the Italian campaign in defiance of the Ri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis well-researched, well-written and soundly argued book   is a real addition to the avalanche of books on   Winston Churchill, illuminating where the military   views came from that were so profoundly to affect the   twentieth century and beyond. * Andrew Roberts, author of 'Churchill: Walking with Destiny' *\u003cbr\u003eMasterful research, impeccable detail, with a beautifully   flowing narrative of which Churchill himself would have   been proud. * Professor Peter Caddick-Adams *\u003cbr\u003eA lively and compelling account of a remarkable  military-political career. As eye-opening as it is comprehensive, Tucker-Jones brings to life Churchill’s  experience of combat and military command and   charts the course that made him such a great warlord. Balanced and judicious, this book shows us the full   measure of the man – his mistakes, blunders and defeats, as well as the glorious victories. * Professor Geoffrey Roberts *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a thoroughly recommended book and important to appreciate its focus and scope as a welcome addition to the Churchill library. * Aspects of History *\u003cbr\u003eA well-researched and well-argued offering that looks at some of [Churchill's] most controversial decisions and how they were influenced by his experiences in the First World War. * Soldier *\u003cbr\u003eThroughout the book the author offers a well-balanced opinion, \u0026amp; he is critical, but fair, when pointing out some of Churchill's mistakes. -- Simon Dalton * History Book Chat *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword by Andrew Roberts \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePrologue: Death or Glory \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eList of Maps \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eList of Illustrations \u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePART ONE: BAPTISM OF FIRE\u003c\/b\u003e 1. Soldiers of the Queen  2. Frontier Wars  3. Great Escape  4. The Sakabulas   \u003cb\u003ePART TWO: FALL AND RISE\u003c\/b\u003e 5. A Haunting Lesson  6. ‘Cat on Hot Bricks’  7. Winston’s Mercenaries   \u003cb\u003ePART THREE: WORLD ORDER OR DISORDER\u003c\/b\u003e 8. Flying Police  9. Troubled Emerald Isle  10. Beneath the Sphinx  11. Nazism or Communism   \u003cb\u003ePART FOUR: THE WARLORD RETURNS\u003c\/b\u003e 12. Master and Commander  13. His Finest Hour  14. Strategic Dilemma  15. Old Foes  16. Hitting Back  17. ‘Bands of Brothers’   \u003cb\u003ePART FIVE: GLOBAL JUGGLING ACT\u003c\/b\u003e 18. Mediterranean Showdown  19. An American Friend  20. Joan of Arc  21. Courting the Red Czar  22. Loss of Faith  23. India in Revolt   \u003cb\u003ePART SIX: WAR OF WILLS\u003c\/b\u003e 24. Strained Relations  25. Second Front Now  26. ‘Death Wish’  27. Miracle of Deliverance  28. ‘The Whole Scene’   \u003ci\u003eEpilogue: Gone Painting \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWinston Churchill’s Military Career at a Glance: 1895–1945 \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNotes and References \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408766083415,"sku":"9781472847348","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472847348.jpg?v=1730504125","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/churchill-master-and-commander-9781472847348","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}