The Cambridge Companion to Winston Churchill

doi:10.1017/9781108879255

Viewed by some as the saviour of his nation, and by others as a racist imperialist, who was Winston Churchill really, and how has he become such a controversial figure? Combining the best of established scholarship with important new perspectives, this Companion places Churchill's life and legacy in a broader context. It highlights different aspects of his life and personality, examining his core beliefs, working practices, key relationships and the political issues and campaigns that he helped shape, and which in turn shaped him. Controversial subjects, such as area bombing, Ireland, India and Empire are addressed in full, to try and explain how Churchill has become such a deeply divisive figure. Through careful analysis, this book presents a full and rounded picture of Winston Churchill, providing much needed nuance and context to the debates about his life and legacy.

‘… the Cambridge Companion assembles impressive expression of current academic thinking on Churchill.’

Andrew Roberts Source: The Churchill Project

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The Cambridge Companion to Winston Churchill
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The Cambridge Companion to Winston Churchill - Title page
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Copyright page
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Contents
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Figures
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Contributors
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Foreword
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Acknowledgements
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Abbreviations
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Introduction
pp 1-10
Who Was Winston Churchill?
- By Allen Packwood
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1 - Churchill’s Contested History
pp 11-27
- By Warren Dockter, Allen Packwood
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2 - The Inheritance of Winston Churchill
pp 28-48
- By David Lough
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3 - Learning Lessons
pp 49-72
Lieutenant Churchill and Military Intelligence
- By Warren Dockter
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4 - Churchill As a Writer and Orator
pp 73-92
- By Peter Clarke
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5 - Churchill and Social Policy
pp 93-111
- By Peter Sloman
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6 - Churchill, the ‘Irish Question’ and the Irish
pp 112-136
- By Niamh Gallagher
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7 - Churchill’s First World War
pp 137-150
- By Sean Lang
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8 - Churchill, Art and Politics
pp 151-166
- By Barry Phipps
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9 - Churchill’s Economics
pp 167-188
- By Martin Daunton
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10 - Churchill, the Roosevelts and Empire
pp 189-207
- By Piers Brendon
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11 - Churchill, India and Race
pp 208-223
- By Kishan S. Rana
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12 - Churchill’s Campaign against Appeasement
pp 224-243
- By Gaynor Johnson
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13 - Churchill As War Leader
pp 244-262
- By Allen Packwood
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14 - Churchill, The English-Speaking Peoples and the ‘Special Relationship’
pp 263-295
- By David B. Woolner
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15 - Churchill As International Statesman
pp 296-315
- By David Reynolds
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16 - Churchill and the Bombing Campaign
pp 316-341
- By Victoria Taylor
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17 - The Influence of Clementine Churchill
pp 342-361
- By Sonia Purnell
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18 - Churchill and the ‘United States of Europe’
pp 362-378
- By Richard Toye
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19 - Indian Summer or Conservative Winter?
pp 379-395
Churchill’s Final Fall from Power
- By H. Kumarasingham
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Conclusion
pp 396-400
Where Next for Winston Churchill?
- By Allen Packwood
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