Includes bibliographical references (pages [420]-421) and index.
Contents
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.