Winston Churchill : the wilderness years : speaking out against Hitler in the prelude to war

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Winston Churchill : the wilderness years : speaking out against Hitler in the prelude to war

Martin Gilbert

Tauris Parke Paperbacks , Distributed in the US and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

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First published in 1981 by Macmillan London Limited

Includes bibliographical references and index

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In 1928, Winston Churchill was at the height of his career. Chancellor of the Exchequer and a powerful and popular orator, leadership of the Conservative Party seemed within his grasp. A year later, all had changed. The Conservatives were defeated and, when a National Government was formed in 1931, Churchill was not asked to join it. Though he was a lone figure from this point, his acute political sense, foresight and courage were undiminished. Fed with secret inside information, Churchill consistently warned of the Nazi danger, even before the rise of Hitler. The British government, led by Stanley Baldwin and later Neville Chamberlain, fought him at every turn, even refusing him the right to broadcast. But he never gave up. It was as a direct result of his dogged perseverance that the British public came to realise the truth of his warnings - and a bond was formed that would be so vital in the years to come.

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Illustrations acknowledgements Author's acknowledgements Introduction Prelude: The pinnacle of success 1 Political Strife 2 'These anxious and dubious times' 3 'If we lose faith in ourselves' 4 'Stoats and weasels' 5 'Leaderless confusion' 6 Appeasement: 'This long retreat' 7 Munich: 'The sacrifice of honour' 8 The coming of war Sources Index

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