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Pug – Churchill's Chief of Staff

Andrew Sangster
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Author : Andrew Sangster
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781399045797

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Pug – Churchill's Chief of Staff by Andrew Sangster Pdf

General Hasting Ismay, invariably referred to as ‘Pug’, was one of the most intriguing, yet less well known, leading military characters of his era. This overdue biography describes how an officer who fought tribesmen in India and Dervishes in North-East Africa, thereby playing no significant role in The Great War, found himself as Winston Churchill’s Chief of Staff throughout the Second World War. In this hugely influential position, he eased the often fraught relationship between a determined and obstinate Prime Minister and his top military advisors. His tact and diplomacy were tested to their limits oiling the wheels with our American allies, both political and military, even those with Anglophobic tendencies. Based in 10 Downing Street, Pug accompanied Churchill on his overseas visits and to the major conferences. Post-war Ismay assisted Mountbatten in the partitioning of the Indian sub-continent before becoming the first NATO Secretary General, a measure of the high regard the United States and other nations held him in. Despite the influence he wielded during and after the Second World War, Ismay remains a mysterious figure who somehow managed to maintain the trust of those with whom he worked and dealt with under the most testing and stressful conditions. This insightful biography is a most welcome and valuable addition to the history of the period.

General Hastings Pug Ismay

JOHN. KISZELY
General Hastings Pug Ismay Book PDF

Author : JOHN. KISZELY
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-07-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780197778135

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General Hastings Pug Ismay by JOHN. KISZELY Pdf

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 Memoirs Of Lord Ismay

General Lord Hastings Ismay KG GCB CH DSO PC
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Author : General Lord Hastings Ismay KG GCB CH DSO PC
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782893721

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The Memoirs Of Lord Ismay by General Lord Hastings Ismay KG GCB CH DSO PC Pdf

“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

Waste into Weapons

Peter Thorsheim
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Author : Peter Thorsheim
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107099357

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Waste into Weapons by Peter Thorsheim Pdf

During the Second World War, the United Kingdom faced severe shortages of many essential raw materials. To keep its armaments factories running, the British government enlisted millions of people in efforts to recycle a wide range of materials for use in munitions production. Recycling not only supplied British munitions factories with much-needed raw materials - it also played a key role in the efforts of the British government to maintain the morale of its citizens, to secure billions of dollars in Lend-Lease aid from the United States, and even to uncover foreign intelligence. However, Britain's wartime recycling campaign came at a cost: it consumed many items that would never have been destroyed under normal circumstances, including significant parts of the nation's cultural heritage. Based on extensive archival research, Peter Thorsheim examines the relationship between armaments production, civil liberties, cultural preservation, and diplomacy, making Waste into Weapons the first in-depth history of twentieth-century recycling in Britain.

Future War and the Defence of Europe

John R. Allen,Frederick Ben Hodges,Julian Lindley-French
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Author : John R. Allen,Frederick Ben Hodges,Julian Lindley-French
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 9780198855835

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Future War and the Defence of Europe by John R. Allen,Frederick Ben Hodges,Julian Lindley-French Pdf

Future War and the Defence of Europe offers a major new analysis of how peace and security can be maintained in Europe: a continent that has suffered two cataclysmic conflicts since 1914. Taking as its starting point the COVID-19 pandemic and way it will inevitably accelerate some key global dynamics already in play, the book goes on to weave history, strategy, policy, and technology into a compelling analytical narrative. It lays out in forensic detail the scale of the challenge Europeans and their allies face if Europe's peace is to be upheld in a transformative century. The book upends foundational assumptions about how Europe's defence is organised, the role of a fast-changing transatlantic relationship, NATO, the EU, and their constituent nation-states. At the heart of the book is a radical vision of a technology-enabling future European defence, built around a new kind of Atlantic Alliance, an innovative strategic public-private partnership, and the future hyper-electronic European force, E-Force, it must spawn. Europeans should be under no illusion: unless they do far more for their own defence, and very differently, all that they now take for granted could be lost in the maze of hybrid war, cyber war, and hyper war they must face.

Tracking the Axis Enemy

Alan Harris Bath
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Author : Alan Harris Bath
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015046889369

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Tracking the Axis Enemy by Alan Harris Bath Pdf

Former US naval intelligence officer Bath describes how his own area (before he was in it) was as responsible as Allied warships in the successful 1942-43 campaign against German U-boats known as the Battle of the Atlantic. He describes the cooperation at all levels, in all theaters of war, and at all points in the cycle from gathering through analysis to dissemination. He also considers the naval intelligence in the South Pacific, throughout highlighting the contributions of Britain and other Commonwealth states. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Day of Battle

Rick Atkinson
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Author : Rick Atkinson
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
Page : 814 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781429920100

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The Day of Battle by Rick Atkinson Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In the second volume of his epic trilogy about the liberation of Europe in World War II, Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson tells the harrowing story of the campaigns in Sicily and Italy In An Army at Dawn—winner of the Pulitzer Prize—Rick Atkinson provided a dramatic and authoritative history of the Allied triumph in North Africa. Now, in The Day of Battle, he follows the strengthening American and British armies as they invade Sicily in July 1943 and then, mile by bloody mile, fight their way north toward Rome. The Italian campaign's outcome was never certain; in fact, Roosevelt, Churchill, and their military advisers engaged in heated debate about whether an invasion of the so-called soft underbelly of Europe was even a good idea. But once under way, the commitment to liberate Italy from the Nazis never wavered, despite the agonizingly high price. The battles at Salerno, Anzio, and Monte Cassino were particularly difficult and lethal, yet as the months passed, the Allied forces continued to drive the Germans up the Italian peninsula. Led by Lieutenant General Mark Clark, one of the war's most complex and controversial commanders, American officers and soldiers became increasingly determined and proficient. And with the liberation of Rome in June 1944, ultimate victory at last began to seem inevitable. Drawing on a wide array of primary source material, written with great drama and flair, this is narrative history of the first rank. With The Day of Battle, Atkinson has once again given us the definitive account of one of history's most compelling military campaigns.

Alan Brooke—Churchill's Right-Hand Critic

Andrew Sangster
Alan Brooke Churchill s Right Hand Critic Book PDF

Author : Andrew Sangster
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781612009698

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Alan Brooke—Churchill's Right-Hand Critic by Andrew Sangster Pdf

This new biography of Churchill’s top WWII advisor is “an excellent book for anyone interested in military leadership” (The NYMAS Review). Voted the greatest Briton of the twentieth century, Winston Churchill has long been credited with almost single-handedly leading his country to victory in World War II. But without Alan Brooke, a skilled tactician, at his side the outcome might well have been disastrous. Brooke, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, more often than not served as a brake on some of Churchill’s more impetuous ideas. However, while Brooke’s diaries reveal his fury with some of Churchill’s decisions, they also reveal his respect and admiration for the wartime prime minister. In return Churchill must surely have considered Brooke one of his most difficult subordinates—but later wrote that he was “fearless, formidable, articulate, and in the end convincing.” As CIGS, Brooke was integral to coordination between the Allied forces, and so had to wrestle with the cultural strategy clash between the British and Americans. Comments in his diaries offer up his opinions of both his British and American military colleagues—his negative assessments of Mountbatten’s ability, and acerbic comments on the difficult character of de Gaulle and the weaknesses of Eisenhower. Conversely, he was clearly overindulgent in the face of Montgomery’s foibles. Brooke was often seen as a stern and humorless figure, but a study of his private life reveals a little-seen lighter side, a lifelong passion for birdwatching, and abiding love for his family. The two tragedies that befell his immediate family were a critical influence on his life. Andrew Sangster completes this new biography with a survey of the way various historians have assessed Brooke, explaining how he has lapsed into seeming obscurity in the years since his crucial part in the Allied victory in World War II.

Hyderabad

Manreet Sodhi Someshwar
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Author : Manreet Sodhi Someshwar
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789356291195

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Hyderabad by Manreet Sodhi Someshwar Pdf

Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII, is the Nizam of Hyderabad, the largest Princely State of the Crown. It sits in the belly of newly independent India to which Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabhbhai Patel want Hyderabad to accede. The Communists have concurrently mounted a state-wide rebellion. But the Nizam's family has ruled Hyderabad for 200 years. As the wealthiest man in the world, whom the British consider numero uno amongst India's princes, he will not deal with two-penny Indian politicians! An ancient prophecy, however, hangs over the Nizam - the Asaf Jahi dynasty will last only seven generations. So, he keeps his jewel-laden trucks ready for flight even as he schemes with his army of militant Razakars. Meanwhile, in the palace thick with intrigue, the maid Uzma must decide where her loyalties lie: with the peasantry or the Nizam. Among the Communist recruits, Jaabili finds love in unexpected quarters. Violence escalates and lawlessness mounts. Caught between a volatile Nizam and a resolute India, what price will Hyderabad pay? Advance Praise for Hyderabad: Book 2 of The Partition Trilogy 'Hyderabad! A liberation? A tragedy? The result of the Ironman's will and Nehru's vision to build a nation? The daydreams of a Nizam? The diplomatic strategies of Nehru and Dickie? Dreams of a Communist revolution? The common people's struggles and sacrifices for land and a fistful of grain? But everything finally ends with a never-ending, silent violence on women's bodies in the formation of a state. This is well-researched history woven as a thrilling novel by a terrific novelist, Manreet Sodhi Someshwar.' - Volga, author of Vimukta Kadha Samputi Praise for Lahore: Book 1 of The Partition Trilogy 'Breathtaking in scope, painful yet gentle to the touch.' - Taslima Nasreen 'Vivid and atmospheric.' - Aanchal Malhotra 'Current, relevant and important.' - Sabyn Javeri 'Deftly weaves the big strands of history with the finer threads of human feeling.' - Manu S. Pillai 'Clearly a passion project ... brilliantly traces our collective heritage.' - The Deccan Herald 'Does not let the subaltern disappear into the shadow of the giants...' - Scroll.in 'Deft writing ... Lahore is a timely reminder of what hatred among brothers can do ... Gripping and laced with pulsating emotions, it is a book worth reading.' - The Hindu BusinessLine 'Unputdownable' - The Week

Honest Broker

Pedro Latoeiro,Filipe Domingues
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Author : Pedro Latoeiro,Filipe Domingues
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781787388864

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Honest Broker by Pedro Latoeiro,Filipe Domingues Pdf

Based on exclusive interviews with the United Nations Secretary-General himself, this is the first book to explain how António Guterres thinks and operates, in an era of renewed great power competition and rising nationalism. The UN leader was re-elected for a second term starting in 2022; yet, after five years in the job, Guterres' discreet diplomacy continues to intrigue even politicians, diplomats and analysts. Honest Broker introduces a world leader to the world public, revealing Guterres' profound religion convictions, and his views on issues as wide-ranging as women's rights, gay rights, global terrorism and the political influence of social media. Pedro Latoeiro and Filipe Domingues tell the story of an extraordinary life, from Guterres' long association with the Clintons, and the mistakes and defeats that led to his resignation as Portuguese prime minister; to his decade advocating for the world's most vulnerable as UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and the diplomatic plotting to sabotage his candidacy for the top job. Through over 120 interviews about Guterres' life and career before he became Secretary-General, speaking with several former heads of state or government and senior UN officials, the authors help us understand what can be expected from the head of the United Nations as he confronts the challenges of the 2020s.

One Day in History: December 7, 1941

Rodney P. Carlisle
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Author : Rodney P. Carlisle
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780061984655

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One Day in History: December 7, 1941 by Rodney P. Carlisle Pdf

Offering a unique approach to history, this series of individual encyclopedias will delineate and explain the people, places, events, chronology, and ramifications of pivotal days in history. One Day in History: December 7, 1941 will provide a comprehensive and engaging overview of this date in history as well as an examination of the theme related to the date—the attack on Pearl Harbor and World War II. This volume will cover all aspects of December 7, 1941, including background information explaining what led to the date's events and post-date analysis discussing the effects and consequences of the day's events.

Churchill Defiant

Barbara Leaming
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Author : Barbara Leaming
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780062015334

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Churchill Defiant by Barbara Leaming Pdf

New York Times bestselling biographer Barbara Leaming has written a riveting political dramaof the last ten years of Winston Churchill's public life. In Churchill Defiant, Leaming tells the tumultuous behind-the-scenes story of Churchill's refusal to retire after his 1945 electoral defeat, and the bare-knuckled political and personal battles that ensued. Her ground-breaking biography Jack Kennedy: The Education of a Statesman, was the first to detail Churchill's extraordinary influence on Kennedy's thinking. Now in Churchill Defiant, Leaming gives us a vivid and compelling narrative that sheds fresh light on both the human dimension of Winston Churchill and on the struggles and achievements of his final years. At last, in Leaming's eloquent account, we understand the tangled web of personal relationships and rivalries, the intricate interplay of past and present, the looming sense of history that makes the story of these years as fascinating as anything in the extraordinary century-long saga of Winston Churchill's life.

Sky Warriors: British Airborne Forces in the Second World War

Saul David
Sky Warriors British Airborne Forces in the Second World War Book PDF

Author : Saul David
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 627 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780008522186

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Sky Warriors: British Airborne Forces in the Second World War by Saul David Pdf

From bestselling historian Saul David, a riveting new history of the British airborne experience across the Second World War.

Anatomy of a Campaign

John Kiszely
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Author : John Kiszely
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107194595

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Anatomy of a Campaign by John Kiszely Pdf

Senior military commander assesses the reasons behind the ignominious failure of the British campaign in Norway in 1940.

A Fascist Decade of War

Marco Maria Aterrano,Karine Varley
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Author : Marco Maria Aterrano,Karine Varley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351329989

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A Fascist Decade of War by Marco Maria Aterrano,Karine Varley Pdf

From the invasion of Ethiopia in 1935 through to the waning months of the World War II in 1945, Fascist Italy was at war. This Fascist decade of war comprised an uninterrupted stretch of military and political engagements in which Italian military forces were involved in Abyssinia, Spain, Albania, France, Greece, the Soviet Union, North Africa and the Middle East. As a junior partner to Nazi Germany, only entering the war in June 1940, Italy is often seen as a relatively minor player in World War II. However, this book challenges much of the existing scholarship by arguing that Fascist Italy played a significant and distinct role in shaping international relations between 1935 and 1945, creating a Fascist decade of war.