Churchill's Phoney War: A Study in Folly and Frustration

by Graham T Clews

Given the dearth of scholarship on the Phoney War, this book examines the early months of World War II when Winston Churchill's ability to lead Britain in the fight against the Nazis was being tested. Graham T. Clews explores how Churchill, as First Lord of the Admiralty, proposed to fight this new world war, with particular attention given to his attempts to impel the Royal Navy, the British War Cabinet, and the French, toward a more aggressive prosecution...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682472795
• ISBN13: 9781682472798
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"