Ministers at war : Winston Churchill and his war cabinet / Jonathan Schneer.
Description: xxiii, 323 pages ; 25 cmISBN: 9780465027910 (hardcover); 9780465040582 (paperback)Subject(s): Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 | Great Britain. War Cabinet -- History -- 20th century | World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945DDC classification: 940.53/1 LOC classification: DA587. | S36 2014
Contents:
Part I. Making the war cabinet -- Challenging the prime minister -- Finding a war prime minister -- Part II. Churchill and his ministers at war -- Testing the war cabinet -- The months of greatest crisis -- Shaping the war cabinet -- The war cabinet at work -- Spearhead of the left -- Coping with Mr. Cripps -- The cat that walked alone -- The impact of Professor Beveridge -- The "cocky cockney" and the debate over postwar Britain -- Part III. Sundering the war cabinet -- Churchill on the downslope -- Aftershock -- Coda.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-308) and index.
Part I. Making the war cabinet -- Challenging the prime minister -- Finding a war prime minister -- Part II. Churchill and his ministers at war -- Testing the war cabinet -- The months of greatest crisis -- Shaping the war cabinet -- The war cabinet at work -- Spearhead of the left -- Coping with Mr. Cripps -- The cat that walked alone -- The impact of Professor Beveridge -- The "cocky cockney" and the debate over postwar Britain -- Part III. Sundering the war cabinet -- Churchill on the downslope -- Aftershock -- Coda.