Winston S. Churchill: The Challenge of War, 1914–1916 (Winston S. Churchill Biography Book 3) By Martin Gilbert

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Volume three of this authoritative Churchill biography chronicles his years of triumphant leadership in the Admiralty during World War I. Acclaimed British historian Sir Martin Gilbert continues the official biography of Sir Winston S. Churchill the eventful period between 1914 and 1916, with a full account of his achievements as first lord of the Admiralty during the Great War. These include Churchill’s efforts to prolong the siege of Antwerp, his support for the use of air power, and his part in the early development of the tank. It shows the forcefulness with which he argued for an offensive naval policy, first against Germany, then against Turkey. Gilbert examines the political crisis of May 1915, during which the Conservative Party forced Asquith to form a coalition government. The Conservatives insisted that Churchill leave the center of war policymaking for a position of increasing political isolation. In the next seven months, while the Gallipoli campaign was being fought, Churchill served as chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, with no authority over military or naval policy. Resigning from the cabinet in November 1915, Churchill was appointed lieutenant-colonel, commanding an infantry battalion in the trenches of the Western Front. In May 1916, he returned from the trenches, hoping to reenter political life, but his repeated attempts to regain his once-substantial influence were unsuccessful. “A milestone, a monument, a magisterial achievement . . . rightly regarded as the most comprehensive life ever written of any age.” —Andrew Roberts, historian and author of The Storm of War “The most scholarly study of Churchill in war and peace ever written.” —Herbert Mitgang, The New York Times

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If your interest in this book is as an object d'art, it is large, thick, printed on high-quality paper, and the dust jacket looks very good indeed on a bookshelf. Especially if you have the whole set.If you are thinking about reading it, or giving it to a Churchill fan that you must obviously care about a great deal, then you may want to know the value of the contents. Gilbert tells the story of Churchill's life during the first two years of WWI almost on a day-by-day basis. He frequently includes excerpts from letters and memoranda, both by Churchill and by others. The benefit of telling the story in such detail is the insight it gives into the actual workings of an actual government. Although this book covers many great moments, the most riveting story to me is the tracing of the botched and aborted running of the Dardanelles. It's been told often, but not in this detail anywhere else. It illustrates what Francis Fukuyama calls "bureaucratic autonomy," the ability of an agency or service to resist control by its nominal superiors. Fukuyama believes this is an essential part of maintaining democratic rule, but it sure hinders fighting a war. It also illustrates what a great favor General Marshall did for the United States when he told Eisenhower to bypass the promotion lists and reach down past more than 30 ranking generals to find the ones who would actually win battles. Through all 8 of these volumes, one of the character traits that shows most clearly is Churchill's fealty, almost a horror of ever giving reason to believe he was disloyal. In this setting it was a defect. It blocked him from firing Fisher and reaching down for an admiral who would fight and win that battle. Who knows what the impact would have been on the war, if he had?Altogether these 8 volumes hold between 4 and 5 million words. Although there were times I wished I could finish more quickly and get on to other matters, I skipped nothing and was never bored. Absolutely worth your while.

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