Bibliograph

Ministers at war, Winston Churchill and his war cabinet, Jonathan Schneer

Type

Label

Ministers at war, Winston Churchill and his war cabinet, Jonathan Schneer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ministers at war

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

904790832

Responsibility statement

Jonathan Schneer

Sub title

Winston Churchill and his war cabinet

Summary

In May 1940, with France on the verge of defeat, Britain alone stood in the path of the Nazi military juggernaut. Survival seemed to hinge on the leadership of Winston Churchill, whom the King reluctantly appointed Prime Minister as Germany invaded France. Churchill's reputation as one of the great twentieth-century leaders would be forged during the coming months and years, as he worked tirelessly first to rally his country and then to defeat Hitler. But Churchill--regarded as the savior of his nation, and of the entire continent--could not have done it alone. As prize-winning historian Jonathan Schneer reveals in Ministers at War Authoritatively recasting our understanding of British high politics during World War II, Schneer shows that Churchill managed the war effort by managing his team of supremely able yet contentious cabinet members. The outcome of the war lay not only in Churchill's individual brilliance but also in his skill as an executive, and in the collective ability of men who muted their personal interests to save the world from barbarism

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor