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1942 : Winston Churchill and Britain's darkest hour, Taylor Downing

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Eighty years ago, Britain stood at the brink of defeat. In 1942, a string of military disasters engulfed Britain in rapid succession : the collapse in Malaya; the biggest surrender in British history at Singapore; the passing of three large German warships through the Straits of Dover in broad daylight; the longest ever retreat through Burma to the gates of India; serious losses to Rommel's forces in North Africa; the siege of Malta and the surrender at Tobruk. All of this occurred against the backdrop of catastrophic sinkings in the Atlantic and the Arctic convoys. People began to claim that Churchill was not up to the job and his leadership was failing badly. Public morale reached a new low. Taylor Downing's 1942 explores the story of frustration and despair of that year, prompting Winston Churchill to demand of his army chief, "Have you not got a single general who can win battles?" Using newly discovered archival material, historian Taylor Downing shows just how unpopular Churchill became in 1942, with two votes attacking his leadership in the House of Commons and the emergence of a serious political rival. Some argue that Britain's most precarious moment of the war was in 1940--when the nation stood up against the threat of German invasion during the Battle of Britain. But in 1942, Taylor Downing describes, in nail-biting detail, what was really Britain's darkest hour of World War II
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Extent
[vii], 423 pages
Contents
  • Ch. 1. 'The sleep of the saved'
  • Ch. 2. Happy New Year, 1942
  • Ch. 3. Confidence
  • Ch. 4. The channel dash
  • Ch. 5. Imperial collapse
  • Ch. 6. 'Hard adverse war'
  • Ch. 7. Shipping perils
  • Ch. 8. Grave deterioration
  • Ch. 9. Arctic convoys
  • Ch. 10. Bombing
  • Ch. 11. Island fortress
  • Ch. 12. The Desert War
  • Ch. 13. Global battles
  • Ch. 14. Disgrace
  • Ch. 15. Censure
  • Ch. 16. 'Have you not got a single general who can win battles?'
  • Ch. 17. From the pyramids to the ogre's den
  • Ch. 18. 'Extreme tension'
  • Ch. 19. 'The end of the beginning'
Isbn
9781639362325
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1942 : Winston Churchill and Britain's darkest hour
Title
1942
Title remainder
Winston Churchill and Britain's darkest hour
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Taylor Downing
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Language
eng
Summary
Eighty years ago, Britain stood at the brink of defeat. In 1942, a string of military disasters engulfed Britain in rapid succession : the collapse in Malaya; the biggest surrender in British history at Singapore; the passing of three large German warships through the Straits of Dover in broad daylight; the longest ever retreat through Burma to the gates of India; serious losses to Rommel's forces in North Africa; the siege of Malta and the surrender at Tobruk. All of this occurred against the backdrop of catastrophic sinkings in the Atlantic and the Arctic convoys. People began to claim that Churchill was not up to the job and his leadership was failing badly. Public morale reached a new low. Taylor Downing's 1942 explores the story of frustration and despair of that year, prompting Winston Churchill to demand of his army chief, "Have you not got a single general who can win battles?" Using newly discovered archival material, historian Taylor Downing shows just how unpopular Churchill became in 1942, with two votes attacking his leadership in the House of Commons and the emergence of a serious political rival. Some argue that Britain's most precarious moment of the war was in 1940--when the nation stood up against the threat of German invasion during the Battle of Britain. But in 1942, Taylor Downing describes, in nail-biting detail, what was really Britain's darkest hour of World War II
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
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Downing, Taylor
Dewey number
941.084
Illustrations
  • maps
  • photographs
Index
index present
LC call number
DA566.9.C5
LC item number
D69 2022
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • Churchill, Winston
  • Prime ministers
  • History, Modern
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
Label
1942 : Winston Churchill and Britain's darkest hour, Taylor Downing
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-383) and index
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rdacarrier
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  • text
  • still image
  • cartographic image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
  • cri
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  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
Ch. 1. 'The sleep of the saved' -- Ch. 2. Happy New Year, 1942 -- Ch. 3. Confidence -- Ch. 4. The channel dash -- Ch. 5. Imperial collapse -- Ch. 6. 'Hard adverse war' -- Ch. 7. Shipping perils -- Ch. 8. Grave deterioration -- Ch. 9. Arctic convoys -- Ch. 10. Bombing -- Ch. 11. Island fortress -- Ch. 12. The Desert War -- Ch. 13. Global battles -- Ch. 14. Disgrace -- Ch. 15. Censure -- Ch. 16. 'Have you not got a single general who can win battles?' -- Ch. 17. From the pyramids to the ogre's den -- Ch. 18. 'Extreme tension' -- Ch. 19. 'The end of the beginning'
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Extent
[vii], 423 pages
Isbn
9781639362325
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
photographs, maps
System control number
(OCoLC)on1296941926
Label
1942 : Winston Churchill and Britain's darkest hour, Taylor Downing
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-383) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
  • cartographic image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
  • cri
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
Ch. 1. 'The sleep of the saved' -- Ch. 2. Happy New Year, 1942 -- Ch. 3. Confidence -- Ch. 4. The channel dash -- Ch. 5. Imperial collapse -- Ch. 6. 'Hard adverse war' -- Ch. 7. Shipping perils -- Ch. 8. Grave deterioration -- Ch. 9. Arctic convoys -- Ch. 10. Bombing -- Ch. 11. Island fortress -- Ch. 12. The Desert War -- Ch. 13. Global battles -- Ch. 14. Disgrace -- Ch. 15. Censure -- Ch. 16. 'Have you not got a single general who can win battles?' -- Ch. 17. From the pyramids to the ogre's den -- Ch. 18. 'Extreme tension' -- Ch. 19. 'The end of the beginning'
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Extent
[vii], 423 pages
Isbn
9781639362325
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
photographs, maps
System control number
(OCoLC)on1296941926

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