Churchill and the Navy - The Wartime Leader and the Battles at Sea

Soldier by instinct, sailor by fate The relationship that defined a career and saved a nationThe Navy almost finished the career of Britain's greatest wartime leader. As a young minister responsible for the senior service from 1911, Churchill ruffled feathers and gave scant regard for the feelings of the admirals. When disaster struck in the First World War, it was the navy that led to his political downfall.
But when he returned to power after years in the wilderness, the Royal Navy welcomed him with the cry, 'Winston is back!' From that point onwards, the successful pursuit of the war at sea remained his primary consideration.
Within a few days of his return to the Admiralty, Churchill received a friendly overture from President Roosevelt, and there began a steady communication and friendship between the self-styled 'Former Naval Person' and the President of the United States, their differences subordinated in the pursuit of one shared goal: winning the war.
From a veteran naval historian comes the extraordinary and gripping story of Churchill's stormy association with the navy and the sea, perfect for readers of Richard Overy and Jonathan Dimbleby.

About the author

Richard Hough has been a full-time naval historian for many years, and is Vice-President of the Navy Records Society. His books include The Fleet That Had To Die, Admirals in Collision and The Hunting of Force Z, adapted into a major television documentary.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Hough, Hough Richard
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781800325340
• ISBN: 978-1-80032-534-0
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Military / Naval, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Marine & Naval, Naval forces & warfare, Second World War, Naval forces and warfare, Biography: historical, political and military