Introduction: The Cult of Churchill -- A World of Empires -- Skirmishes on the Home Front -- The 'Great' War -- The Irish Dimension -- The Wind that Shook the World -- Nine Days in May 1926 -- The Rise of Fascism -- Japan's Bid for Mastery in Asia -- The War in Europe: From Munich to Stalingrad -- The Indian Cauldron -- Resistance and Repression -- The Origins of the Cold War: -- Yugoslavia, Greece, Spain -- The East is Dead, the East is Red: -- Japan, China, Korea, Vietnam -- Castles in the Sands -- War Crimes in Kenya -- What's Past is Prologue: Churchill's Legacies.
Summary:
"An eviscerating corrective to the cult of Winston Churchill"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.