Winston's war : Churchill, 1940-1945 / Max Hastings.
| Author/creator |
Hastings, Max |
| Other author/creator | Hastings, Max Finest years. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | 1st U.S. ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. |
| Description | xi, 555 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Supplemental Content | Sample text |
| Subject(s) |
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| Abstract | Churchill got many little things wrong, but he was right, crucially so, on major points of Allied strategy. When the Americans joined the war, they were hot to invade France. Churchill dissuaded Roosevelt from mounting what, in 1942 or 1943, would have been a suicide mission, and redirected Allied attention to North Africa and Italy. The Mediterranean campaign bore mixed results, but Churchill's instincts were correct. There is a poignant ambiguity about Hastings's title; after 1943, the conflict was anything but Winston's war. For a time, Churchill alone had embodied the West's hopes; but as the war turned in the Allies' favor, he was shunted aside. Roosevelt ignored his advice, and, to Churchill's horror, signed off on Stalin's subjugation of Eastern Europe. In these last years, we see a much diminished war leader. Churchill deserves our admiration; first, however, as Hastings wisely insists, "history must take Churchill as a whole."--From publisher description. |
| General note | "Originally published in Great Britain as Finest years : Churchill as Warlord, 1940-45 by HarperPress ..., London, in 2009"--T.p. verso. |
| General note | "This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf." -- T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 517-523) and index. |
| LCCN | 2009038836 |
| ISBN | 9780307268396 |
| ISBN | 030726839X |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | DA566.9.C5 H274 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |