Title Churchill, the great game and total war / David Jablonsky ; with a foreword by Caspar W. Weinberger

Published London, England ; Portland, Or. : F. Cass, 1991

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 237 pages) Series Cass series on politics and military affairs in the twentieth century ; 5 Cass series on politics and military affairs in the twentieth century ; 5. Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The Victorian Framework; Tension; The Rational Pragmatist; The Emotional Romantic; The Romance of History; The Imperial Romance; The Romance of Imperialism; The Man of Action; Science and the Romance of Rationalism; The Patricians; Adversity; The Adversarial Product; The Public Schools; The Victorian Wars; The Sporting Game; The Cruel Game; The Great Game; The Victorian Continuity; 3. The Great and Total War; The First Lord; The Remarkable Trinity; The Great Game; Sigint Science and TechnologyThe Interwar Years; The Nature of War; The Remarkable Trinity; The Great Game; 4. The Second World War and the Remarkable Trinity; The Legacy of the Past; The Egocentric; The Combatant; The Man of Action; The Government; The Machinery; The Institutions; The Grand Alliance; The People; The Military; The Decision-Maker; The Chiefs; The Field Commanders; 5. The Great Game in the Second World War; Organization and Politics; Organizations; Amateurism and Security; Politics of Intelligence; Ultra; Golden Eggs; Levels of War; Deception; Science and Technology; Victorian Tension Surprise and Countermeasures6. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index Summary Influenced by what Clausewitz called the ""remarkable trinity""--The government, the military and the people - David Jablonsky studies the interaction between Churchill, the British people and the army during World War II. He argues that the great British leader saw civilian supremacy as the rule in total war Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-224) and index Notes Print version record Subject Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 -- Military leadership SUBJECT Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 fast Churchill, Winston. swd Subject World War, 1939-1945. World War, 1914-1918. War. armed conflicts. wars. HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain. Command of troops War Gesellschaftsbild Kriegführung Weltkrieg 1939-1945 Krijgshaftigheid. Eerste Wereldoorlog. Tweede Wereldoorlog. SUBJECT Great Britain -- History, Military -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056842 Great Britain -- History, Military -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056841 Subject Great Britain Großbritannien Genre/Form Military history Biographie. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781135199227 1135199221 1299869807 9781299869806

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