Churchill and the Admirals

by Stephen Roskill

Overview

Winston Churchill enjoyed two stints as First Lord of the Admiralty, at the start of the First World War and at the start of the Second. He retained close interest in naval matters, especially as the defeat of the U-boat menace was so vital in both wars to maintain the vital supplies so necessary for Britain's war efforts. Indeed, Churchill later said that this was the only thing that had threatened the ultimate Allied victory.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473813151
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date:	01/24/2020
Series:	Pen & Sword Military Classics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

CAPTAIN STEPHEN ROSKILL RN was a naval officer turned historian who was commissioned to write the British official naval history of the Second World War. He went on to produce many other important works, including a biography of Beatty and a study of Churchill and his admirals.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	11
1	First Contacts: 1911-1914	19
2	Blunders and Disasters: 1914-1915	32
3	Dismissal: 1915	41
4	Excluded: 1915-1917	54
5	Recall: 1917-1918	66
6	The Transition to Peace: 1919-1929	72
7	Out of Office but Active: 1929-1939	82
8	Return to Power and the Norwegian Campaign: 1939-1940	93
9	The Admirals Afloat. I. Home Waters and the Atlantic: 1939-1942	116
10	The Admirals Afloat. II. The Mediterranean: 1940-1942	150
11	The Indian Ocean and the Far East: 1941-1943	196
12	The Mediterranean: 1943-1944	211
13	Home Waters and the Atlantic Battle 1943-1944	228
14	The Indian Ocean and the Far East: 1944	248
15	The Months of Victory: January-August 1945	263
	Conclusion	274
Appendix	A Historical Controversy	283
	Notes and Sources	301
	Index	339