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Churchill and Fisher

Author : Barry Gough
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
ISBN 13 : 1459411366
Total Pages : 658 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (594 download)

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Download or read book Churchill and Fisher written by Barry Gough and published by James Lorimer & Company. This book was released on 2017-10-06 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vivid study of the politics and stress of high command, this book describes the decisive roles of young Winston Churchill as political head of the Admiralty during the First World War. Churchill was locked together in a perilous destiny with the ageing British Admiral 'Jacky' Fisher, the professional master of the British Navy and the creator of the enormous battleships known as Dreadnoughts. Upon these 'Titans at the Admiralty' rested British command of the sea at the moment of its supreme test — the challenge presented by the Kaiser's navy under the dangerous Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz. Churchill and Fisher had vision, genius, and energy, but the war unfolded in unexpected ways. There were no Trafalgars, no Nelsons. Press and Parliament became battlegrounds for a public expecting decisive victory at sea. An ill-fated Dardanelles adventure, 'by ships alone' as Churchill determined, on top of the Zeppelin raids on Britain brought about Fisher's departure from the Admiralty, in turn bringing down Churchill. They spent the balance of the war in the virtual wilderness. This dual biography, based on fresh and thorough appraisal of the Churchill and Fisher papers, is a story for any military history buff. It is about Churchill's and Fisher's war — how each fought it, how they waged it together, and how they fought against each other, face to face or behind the scenes. It reveals a strange and unique pairing of sea lords who found themselves facing Armageddon and seeking to maintain the primacy of the Royal Navy, the guardian of trade, the succour of the British peoples, and the shield of Empire.

Sir John Fisher's Naval Revolution

Author : Nicholas A. Lambert
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9781570034923
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Sir John Fisher's Naval Revolution written by Nicholas A. Lambert and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the intrigue and negotiations between the Admiralty and domestic politicians and social reformers before World War I. It also explains how Britain's naval leaders responded to non-military, cultural challenges under the direction of Adimiral Sir John Fisher.

Fisher's Face

Author : Jan Morris
Publisher : Faber & Faber
ISBN 13 : 0571265936
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (712 download)

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Download or read book Fisher's Face written by Jan Morris and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2010-12-09 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Admiral of the Fleet Lord 'Jacky' Fisher (1841-1920) was one of the greatest naval reformers in history. He was also a colossal figure to contemporaries, both loved and loathed, a man of exceptional charm, presence and charisma. Since the late 1940s, Jan Morris has been haunted by his face - with its startling combination of 'the suave, the sneering and the self-amused.' This evocation is both biography and a love letter, a perfect expression of her passionate interest in mavericks and outsiders, in travel, ships and the glorious pageantry of the British Empire in its prime.

Fisher, Churchill and the Dardenelles

Author : Geoffrey Penn
Publisher : Leo Cooper Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fisher, Churchill and the Dardenelles written by Geoffrey Penn and published by Leo Cooper Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The forced resignation of German-born Prince Louis of Battenburg as head of the Royal Navy at the end of 1914 left Britain's sea arm under divided leadership in the early months of a world war.

Churchill and the Dardanelles

Author : Christopher M. Bell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019870254X
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book Churchill and the Dardanelles written by Christopher M. Bell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The failure of the Allied fleet to force a passage through the Straits of the Dardanelles in 1915 drove Winston Churchill from office (First Lord of the Admiralty) in disgrace and nearly destroyed his political career. For over a century, Churchill has been both praised and condemned for his role in launching this highly controversial campaign. For some, the Dardanelles offensive was a brilliant concept that might have dramatically shortened the First World War. To many others, however, Churchill was a reckless amateur who drove his unwilling and misinformed colleagues into a venture that was doomed to fail. This book, based on exhaustive archival research, provides a detailed and authoritative account of the Gallipoli campaign's origins and execution, stripping away the layers of myth that have long surrounded these dramatic events, and showing that no simple verdict is either possible or fair. Naval historian Christopher M. Bell untangles Churchill's complicated relationship with the dynamic First Sea Lord, Admiral Jacky Fisher, and reveals for the first time the behind-the-scenes machinations that led to Churchill's removal from office, including Fisher's covert campaign to undermine support for the Dardanelles operation, and the leaks by figures in high places that fuelled a bitter press campaign to drive Churchill from power. Equal attention is also given to the perhaps even more important story of Churchill and the Dardanelles after 1915. As Bell shows, Churchill spent a good deal of time and effort in the following two decades trying to refute his critics and convince the wider public that the campaign had in fact nearly succeeded. These efforts were so successful that the legacy of the Dardanelles did not stand in the way of Churchill becoming Prime Minister in May 1940--Provided by publisher.

Churchill and Fisher

Author : Barry Gough (author)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781526703590
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Churchill and Fisher written by Barry Gough (author) and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Fisher & Cunningham

Author : Richard Lawrence Ollard
Publisher : Constable & Robinson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fisher & Cunningham written by Richard Lawrence Ollard and published by Constable & Robinson. This book was released on 1991 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book illustrates the differences in character between Jacky Fisher and A.B. Cunningham. Fisher is remembered in the general view of his time for his impishness and gift for epigram. Cunningham, by contrast, is not so well remembered generally except by the senior citizens who remember the war. Cunningham is given greater prominence in this dual biography. The author was a Vice-President of the Navy Records Office, so has had the advantage of conversations with men who served on Cunningham's staff in the days of his greatness.

Women in the War

Author : Lucy Fisher
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0008456127
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Women in the War written by Lucy Fisher and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘An important contribution to our recent history’ ANDREW MARR ‘Absorbing and important’ JOAN BAKEWELL ‘One of my favourite reads of 2021’ GARETH RUSSELL

Young Titan

Author : Michael Shelden
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451609922
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Young Titan written by Michael Shelden and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the World War II Prime Minister's early career includes coverage of his contributions to building a modern navy, his experimentations with radical social reforms and his lesser-known romantic pursuits. By the author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist, Orwell.

Churchill and Sea Power

Author : Christopher M. Bell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199678502
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Churchill and Sea Power written by Christopher M. Bell and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-05 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the leader's record as a naval strategist and his impact on naval power, seeking to debunk misconceptions about his failed campaigns and devasting losses during both World Wars.

Rigorous Reading

Author : Nancy Frey
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1452277540
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book Rigorous Reading written by Nancy Frey and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2013-08-30 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What it really means to “read closely” Call it close reading, call it deep reading, call it analytic reading—call it what you like. The point is, it’s a level of understanding that students of any age can achieve with the right kind of instruction. In Rigorous Reading, Nancy Frey and Doug Fisher articulate an instructional plan so clearly, and so squarely built on research, that teachers, schools, and districts need look no further: Purpose & Modeling Close & Scaffolded Reading Instruction Collaborative Conversations An Independent Reading Staircase Performance

Hitler and America

Author : Klaus P. Fischer
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 0812204417
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Hitler and America written by Klaus P. Fischer and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-05-26 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In February 1942, barely two months after he had declared war on the United States, Adolf Hitler praised America's great industrial achievements and admitted that Germany would need some time to catch up. The Americans, he said, had shown the way in developing the most efficient methods of production—especially in iron and coal, which formed the basis of modern industrial civilization. He also touted America's superiority in the field of transportation, particularly the automobile. He loved automobiles and saw in Henry Ford a great hero of the industrial age. Hitler's personal train was even code-named "Amerika." In Hitler and America, historian Klaus P. Fischer seeks to understand more deeply how Hitler viewed America, the nation that was central to Germany's defeat. He reveals Hitler's split-minded image of America: America and Amerika. Hitler would loudly call the United States a feeble country while at the same time referring to it as an industrial colossus worthy of imitation. Or he would belittle America in the vilest terms while at the same time looking at the latest photos from the United States, watching American films, and amusing himself with Mickey Mouse cartoons. America was a place that Hitler admired—for the can-do spirit of the American people, which he attributed to their Nordic blood—and envied—for its enormous territorial size, abundant resources, and political power. Amerika, however, was to Hitler a mongrel nation, grown too rich too soon and governed by a capitalist elite with strong ties to the Jews. Across the Atlantic, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had his own, far more realistically grounded views of Hitler. Fischer contrasts these with the misconceptions and misunderstandings that caused Hitler, in the end, to see only Amerika, not America, and led to his defeat.

Great Contemporaries [Revised Edition]

Author : Sir Winston Churchill
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1787204448
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (872 download)

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Download or read book Great Contemporaries [Revised Edition] written by Sir Winston Churchill and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2017-04-07 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of 25 short biographical essays about famous people, written and published by Winston Churchill before his first tenure as Britain’s Prime Minister from 1940-1945. The original collection of 21 essays was published in 1937, mainly written between 1928 and 1931. This 1939 edition contains four additional essays on Lord Fisher, Charles Stewart Parnell, Lord Baden-Powell and Franklin D. Roosevelt. “THESE essays on Great Men of our age have been written by me at intervals during the last eight years. Although each is self-contained, they throw from various angles, a light upon the main course of the events through which we have lived. I hope they will be found to illustrate some of its less well-known aspects. Taken together they should present not only the actors but the scene. In their sequence they may perhaps be the stepping-stones of historical narrative. The central theme is of course the group of British statesmen who shone at the end of the last century and the beginning of this—Balfour, Chamberlain, Rosebery, Morley, Asquith and Curzon. All lived, worked and disputed for so many years together, knew each other well, and esteemed each other highly. It was my privilege as a far younger man to be admitted to their society and their kindness. Reading again these chapters has brought them back to me, and made me feel how much has changed in our political life. Perhaps this is but the illusion which comes upon us all as we grow older. Certainly we must all hope this may prove to be so. In the meantime those to whom these great men are but names—that is to say the vast majority of my readers—may perhaps be glad to gain from these notes some acquaintance with them.” “By far the most important, thoughtful edition of Churchill’s famous personality sketches ever published...The indispensable ‘desert island’ text for any marooned Churchillian.”—Finest Hour “Interesting, well written and worth reading.”—Kirkus Reviews

Mad Forest

Author : Caryl Churchill
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780573693328
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book Mad Forest written by Caryl Churchill and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1992 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This timely drama resulted from a trip to Romania. Developed with students from London's Central School of Drama, this is an incisive portrait of society in turmoil that focuses on two families to reveal what life is like under a totalitarian regime and what results when the regime collapses. The play's brief scenes are almost cinematic in their presentation of events as seen by ordinary people trying to live in peace." -- Publisher's description

Grand Deception

Author : Tom Curran
Publisher : Big Sky Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781925275001
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Grand Deception written by Tom Curran and published by Big Sky Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The century that has elapsed since the 1915 Dardanelles campaign has done little to quell the debate that rages over its inglorious end. The origins of the campaign are likewise the subject of ongoing scrutiny, particularly the role of the First Sea Lord Winston Churchill, with whom the ill-fated campaign has been closely identified. Tom Curran's The Grand Deception: Churchill and the Dardanelles presents a detailed examination of Churchill's role in the decision-making process that led to the Gallipoli landings. Using unpublished British archival sources and a range of additional material, both contemporary and modern, Curran's meticulous research casts new light on the lead-up to a campaign that would profoundly affect Australian military history.

Must History Repeat Itself?

Author : Antony Fisher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Must History Repeat Itself? written by Antony Fisher and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Great Edwardian Naval Feud

Author : Richard Freeman
Publisher : Pen & Sword Military
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Edwardian Naval Feud written by Richard Freeman and published by Pen & Sword Military. This book was released on 2009 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of the clash between two gigantic personalities in the early years of the twentieth century. On one side was Admiral Lord Charles Beresford. Physically strong, courageous and hot-headed, he was the most popular admiral in the navy. Addicted to the sound of his own voice, he drew crowds of thousands whenever he spoke in public. On the other side was the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir John Fisher. Of humble origin, he had risen through hard work and genius to become the greatest naval reformer that Britain has ever known. Both men wished to be First Sea Lord. When the prize went to Fisher, Beresford determined to unseat him at any cost. He launched attacks in Parliament, he plotted with Unionist politicians, he leaked state secrets and he courted public opinion. As a popular public figure, no one dared act against him until he finally overstepped the mark and viciously hounded a rear-admiral out of his fleet. A Cabinet inquiry followed, sitting for fifteen days. Its five members listened to Beresford's incoherent account of his eight charges. In the end, they dismissed the charges, but failed to show any warm support for either man. Fisher's resignation followed and Beresford's career came to an end.