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The Memoirs Of Lord Ismay

Author : General Lord Hastings Ismay KG GCB CH DSO PC
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782893725
Total Pages : 744 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book The Memoirs Of Lord Ismay written by General Lord Hastings Ismay KG GCB CH DSO PC and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This memoir is a masterly narrative by a participant at the very centre of British decision-making during the entire Second World War. Major General ‘Pug’ Ismay was appointed secretary of the Committee of Imperial Defence in July 1938 and from there became, in May 1940, Churchill’s senior military assistant and an additional member of the Chiefs of Staff Committee. Officially, his role was the leadership of the office of the minister of defence. Churchill was by then both prime minister and minister of defence and continued in these twin roles throughout the war. Ismay saw himself as Churchill’s ‘agent’ and was once flippantly described as his ‘Eminence Khaki’. Ismay was in a unique position to observe Churchill, who became a close confidante. Ismay has been praised by several highly-placed sources for his achievements in diplomacy and man-management during his Army service. His tact and charm kept the potential friction between the chiefs-of-staff and their political masters entirely controlled. His ability to ride the sometimes wild swings in Churchill’s temperament, yet still bring to committees the correct interpretation and thrust of Churchill’s views, was highly valued. This book is a masterpiece of prose. It is a remarkable product of its time and is in no way self-indulgent. It lacks military jargon and acronyms. It is full of interesting and humorous anecdotes and provides an excellent account of many aspects of Churchill’s non-public persona. It contains a single monotone plate of the author as well as three organisational diagrams and four maps. Not only military historians, but anyone with an interest in British history from the 1920s to the 1950s, would be greatly satisfied with it.”—Bruce Short RUSI Journal

The Memoirs of General Lord Ismay

Author : Hastings Lionel Ismay Baron Ismay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Memoirs of General Lord Ismay written by Hastings Lionel Ismay Baron Ismay and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Memoirs of General Lord Ismay

Author : Lord Ismay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781494115203
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (152 download)

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Download or read book The Memoirs of General Lord Ismay written by Lord Ismay and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1960 edition.

The Memoirs of General the Lord Ismay K.G., P.C., G.C.B., C.H., D.S.O.

Author : Hastings Lionel Ismay Baron Ismay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Memoirs of General the Lord Ismay K.G., P.C., G.C.B., C.H., D.S.O. written by Hastings Lionel Ismay Baron Ismay and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Memoirs of General Lord Ismay

Author : Hastings Lionel Ismay Baron Ismay
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ISBN 13 :
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Download or read book The Memoirs of General Lord Ismay written by Hastings Lionel Ismay Baron Ismay and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A review of a lifetime of British Army service in high posts, notably that of Churchill's representative on the Chiefs of Staff Committee in World War II and first Secretary-general of NATO. Ismay's memoirs, besides, shed important light on the decisions made in all theaters of war and on Allied-Russian relations.

General Hastings Pug Ismay

Author : JOHN. KISZELY
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197778135
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (977 download)

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Download or read book General Hastings Pug Ismay written by JOHN. KISZELY and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-07-15 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the unsung general at Churchill's side throughout the Second World War, instrumental in events from Indian independence to the founding of NATO.

The "special Relationship"

Author : Aïssatou Sy-Wonyu
Publisher : Presses universitaires de Rouen et du Havre
ISBN 13 : 9782877758628
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (586 download)

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Download or read book The "special Relationship" written by Aïssatou Sy-Wonyu and published by Presses universitaires de Rouen et du Havre. This book was released on with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La "relation spéciale" entre le Royaume-Uni et les États-Unis. Colloque tenu à l'université de Rouen, 8 et 9 nov. 2002 Le colloque a traité de la question de civilisation britannique de l'agrégation d'anglais 2003-2004, "La relation spéciale. Royaume-Uni/États-Unis, 1945-1990 : entre mythe et réalité". Les organisateurs ont voulu donner une dimension véritablement internationale et pluridisciplinaire au colloque, en y invitant des personnalités de notoriété mondiale dans leur domaine, la juxtaposition de leurs analyses et la confrontation de leurs interprétations appuyées sur les meilleures sources apportent une contribution remarquable au thème débattu.

Mountbatten, Cold War and Empire, 1945-79

Author : Adrian Smith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350230251
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Mountbatten, Cold War and Empire, 1945-79 written by Adrian Smith and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-17 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mountbatten, Cold War and Empire 1945-79 focuses upon Admiral Lord Mountbatten as a commanding – if controversial – figure in the history of Britain and its empire, from Churchill's wartime coalition through to the Labour governments of the 1960s, and forms a sequel to Mountbatten: Apprentice War Lord. Written in three parts, focusing on the premierships of Churchill and Attlee; Eden, Macmillan, Douglas-Home; and Wilson, this book examines the debates over Mountbatten's record in Southern Asia in 1943-6 and 1947-8. Additional chapters focus on Mountbatten's position at the heart of the British state and his pivotal role at key moments in the immediate post-war era, most notably the partition of India, the Suez Crisis and the renewal of an ostensibly independent nuclear deterrent. This book also considers Mountbatten's relationship with Anthony Eden, both during and following the Suez Crisis, as well as detailing Mountbatten's achievements as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Defence Staff under Harold Macmillan and his immediate successors. Smith acknowledges Mountbatten's centrality to the history of Britain and its empire in the immediate post-war era and, in doing so, presents a fascinating picture of one of the most prominent figures of the 20th-century. Smith's scrupulous examination of primary sources, including those available in the Broadlands Archives, results in a thorough examination of a controversial figure: by eschewing often baseless speculation about Mountbatten's personal life Smith creates the first comprehensive overview of Admiral Lord Mountbatten's career from 1943 to the mid-sixties.

The Autobiography of a Nation

Author : Becky Conekin
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719060601
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book The Autobiography of a Nation written by Becky Conekin and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2003-06-28 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exceptional book is the first full-length study on the 1951 Festival of Britain. As a consciously constructed cultural and educational event, or rather series of events, the Festival provides an opportunity to see a society and a government struggling to recast national identity after the experience of World War II. Primarily an examination of how Britain and Britishness were portrayed in the 1951 Festival’s exhibitions and events, Becky E. Conekin considers the Festival’s history and historiography, its purpose, its representations of the future and the past, the role of London and the "local", the British Empire and finally its legacy.

Aftermath

Author : Richard Crowder
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857738437
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (577 download)

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Download or read book Aftermath written by Richard Crowder and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-29 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a decade, between 1940 and 1950, the old world order collapsed, and a new one was created. Old European empires - France, Germany and the United Kingdom - receded, replaced by two new superpowers - the Soviet Union and the United States. Beyond Europe, a swath of new countries was created: India, Communist China, Israel and the modern Arab states, Indonesia, the Koreas. But there were darker shadows too, cast by the onset of the Cold War: the failure to establish international controls on atomic energy, or the growth of the national security state and modern intelligence apparatus. This era also produced some of the most remarkable statesmen of modern times, including leaders such as Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Truman, de Gaulle, Nehru and Mao Tsetung; diplomats like George Marshall, Dean Acheson, Anthony Eden, Ernest Bevin and Robert Schuman; and international fixers, such as Averell Harriman, John Maynard Keynes, or Jean Monnet. Their stories form the core fabric of this book. Richard Crowder examines their shared ambition to rebuild the world, and launch a second age of globalization.

1941: The Year Germany Lost the War

Author : Andrew Nagorski
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501181114
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book 1941: The Year Germany Lost the War written by Andrew Nagorski and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling historian Andrew Nagorski takes a fresh look at the decisive year 1941, when Hitler’s miscalculations and policy of terror propelled Churchill, FDR, and Stalin into a powerful new alliance that defeated Nazi Germany. In early 1941, Hitler’s armies ruled most of Europe. Churchill’s Britain was an isolated holdout against the Nazi tide, but German bombers were attacking its cities and German U-boats were attacking its ships. Stalin was observing the terms of the Nazi-Soviet Pact, and Roosevelt was vowing to keep the United States out of the war. Hitler was confident that his aim of total victory was within reach. \By the end of 1941, all that changed. Hitler had repeatedly gambled on escalation and lost: by invading the Soviet Union and committing a series of disastrous military blunders; by making mass murder and terror his weapons of choice, and by rushing to declare war on the United States after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. Britain emerged with two powerful new allies—Russia and the United States. By then, Germany was doomed to defeat. Nagorski illuminates the actions of the major characters of this pivotal year as never before. 1941: The Year Germany Lost the War is a stunning examination of unbridled megalomania versus determined leadership. It also reveals how 1941 set the Holocaust in motion, and presaged the postwar division of Europe, triggering the Cold War. 1941 was a year that forever defined our world.

How Churchill Waged War

Author : Allen Packwood
Publisher : Grub Street Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1473893917
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book How Churchill Waged War written by Allen Packwood and published by Grub Street Publishers. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analytical investigation into Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s decision-making process during every stage of World War II. When Winston Churchill accepted the position of Prime Minister in May 1940, he insisted in also becoming Minister of Defence. This, though, meant that he alone would be responsible for the success or failure of Britain’s war effort. It also meant that he would be faced with many monumental challenges and utterly crucial decisions upon which the fate of Britain and the free world rested. With the limited resources available to the UK, Churchill had to pinpoint where his country’s priorities lay. He had to respond to the collapse of France, decide if Britain should adopt a defensive or offensive strategy, choose if Egypt and the war in North Africa should take precedence over Singapore and the UK’s empire in the East, determine how much support to give the Soviet Union, and how much power to give the United States in controlling the direction of the war. In this insightful investigation into Churchill’s conduct during the Second World War, Allen Packwood, BA, MPhil (Cantab), FRHistS, the Director of the Churchill Archives Centre, enables the reader to share the agonies and uncertainties faced by Churchill at each crucial stage of the war. How Churchill responded to each challenge is analyzed in great detail and the conclusions Packwood draws are as uncompromising as those made by Britain’s wartime leader as he negotiated his country through its darkest days.

Diplomacy and War at NATO

Author : Ryan C. Hendrickson
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 0826265243
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Diplomacy and War at NATO written by Ryan C. Hendrickson and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATO is an alliance transformed. Originally created to confront Soviet aggression, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization evolved in the 1990s as a military alliance with a broader agenda. Whether conducting combat operations in the Balkans or defending Turkey from an Iraqi threat in 2003, NATO continues to face new security challenges on several fronts. Although a number of studies have addressed NATO's historic evolution, conceptual changes, and military activities, none has considered the role in this transformation of the secretary general, who is most often seen as a minor player operating under severe political constraints. In Diplomacy and War at NATO, Ryan C. Hendrickson examines the first four post-Cold War secretaries general and establishes their roles in moving the alliance toward military action. Drawing on interviews with former NATO ambassadors, alliance military leaders, and senior NATO officials, Hendrickson shows that these leaders played critical roles when military force was used and were often instrumental in promoting transatlantic consensus. Hendrickson offers a focus on actual diplomacy within NATO unmatched by any other study, providing previously unreported accounts of closed sessions of the North Atlantic Council to show how these four leaders differed in their impacts on the alliance but were all critical players in explaining how and when NATO used force. He examines Manfred Wörner's role in moving the alliance toward military action in the Balkans; Willy Claes's influence in shaping alliance policies regarding NATO's 1995 bombing campaign on the Bosnian Serbs; Javier Solana's part in shaping political and military agendas in the Yugoslavian war; and George Robertson's efforts to promote consensus on the Iraqi issue, which culminated in NATO's decision to provide Turkey with military defensive measures. Through each case, Hendrickson demonstrates that the secretary general is often the central diplomat in generating cooperation within NATO. As the alliance has expanded its membership and undertaken new peacekeeping missions, it now confronts new threats in international security. Diplomacy and War at NATO offers readers a more complete understanding of the alliance's post-Cold War transformation as well as policy recommendations for the improvement of transatlantic tensions.

Operation Crusader and the Desert War in British History and Memory

Author : Alexander Joffe
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350132896
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Operation Crusader and the Desert War in British History and Memory written by Alexander Joffe and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-03 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for the 2021 Society for Army Historical Research's Templer Medal Operation Crusader, launched in November 1941, was the third and final British attempt to relieve the siege of Tobruk and break the German and Italian forces in North Africa. After tough initial fighting, the British made important gains, only to be countered by a stunning breakthrough overseen personally by Lt. General Erwin Rommel. As the British situation teetered, the commander of the 8th Army, Lt. General Alan Cunningham, was relieved of duty by his superior, General Claude Auchinleck. This decision changed the direction of the battle and perhaps the war itself. Why and how Cunningham was relieved has been the subject of commentary and speculation since it occurred. Using newly discovered evidence, Alexander Joffe rethinks the events that brought about the sudden relief of the operation's commanding officer, including insubordination. The book then discusses how narratives regarding the operation were created, were incorporated into British and Commonwealth official and unofficial historical writing about the war, and contributed to British historical memory. Based on a decade of archival work, the book presents a new and detailed analysis of a consequential battle and, importantly, of how its history was written and received in the context of post-war Britain.

Winston Churchill

Author : Chris Wrigley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1576075397
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book Winston Churchill written by Chris Wrigley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2002-10-04 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated A–Z biographical companion presents information about all aspects of Winston Churchill's remarkable career, spotlighting the events and people with whom he was most closely associated. When Winston Churchill was still in his teens, he was already a man in a hurry—partly due to his fear that, like his father, he would die young. Born into aristocratic politics, he sought glory through battle as a means to secure a position in politics, fame, and money through the writing of books. To promote their careers, both he and his father made full use of their family connections and the allure of their social life. Among the telling details revealed are that his mother, Jennie Jerome (Lady Randolph), was an American heiress and was his major adviser and reliable friend when he was younger, and that his wife, Clementine, disliked and distrusted many of Winston's political cronies. This A–Z biographical dictionary covers everything from his grandiose spending, trademark agar and whiskey sodas, and silk underwear to his mother's many marriages and affairs, and his relationships with Edward VIII and Queen Elizabeth II.

Princeton Alumni Weekly

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Publisher : princeton alumni weekly
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1066 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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A Diasporan Mormon's Life

Author : Robert S. Jordan
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595626742
Total Pages : 509 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (956 download)

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Download or read book A Diasporan Mormon's Life written by Robert S. Jordan and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-02-05 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering a glimpse into the lives of upwardly mobile Mormon professionals, this series of personal essays by author Dr. Robert S. Jordan describes his odyssey as a third-generation Mormon of polygamous descent whose family ascended from rural pioneer poverty to upper middle-class social and economic success. A Diasporan Mormons Life chronicles the life of Jordan, a child of the Mormon Diasporans who left the social and cultural isolation of Utah for a more secular, modern America. This memoir describes his struggle to find his personal identity from the tensions created between his religious heritage and his secular upbringing. Jordans life is remarkably varied. He studied at East Coast and California high schools, state universities such as UCLA and the University of Utah, and institutions such as Princeton and Oxford. He witnessed World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War, Vietnam, and survived Hurricane Katrina. He lived in large urban centers and locations on the global periphery. He engaged in academic research and teaching, university administration, and government service. A searching, informative, and entertaining memoir enhanced with numerous photos, this memoir distills and clarifies the experiences of his generation and contributes to the history and sociology of twentieth-century Mormonism.