Churchill and Sea Power

by Christopher M. Bell

Book Overview

Winston Churchill had a longer and closer relationship with the Royal Navy than any British statesman in modern times, but his record as a naval strategist and custodian of the nation's sea power has been mired in controversy since the ill-fated Dardanelles campaign in 1915. Today, Churchill is regarded by many as an inept strategist who interfered in naval operations and often overrode his professional advisers - with inevitably disastrous results...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199678502
• ISBN13: 9780199678501
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 462 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.3"