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Churchill and the Admirals Paperback – 1 Aug. 2014

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Winston Churchill enjoyed two stints as First Lord of the Admiralty, at the start of the First World War and at the start of the Second. He retained close interest in naval matters, especially as the defeat of the U-boat menace was so vital in both wars to maintain the vital supplies so necessary for Britain's war efforts. Indeed, Churchill later said that this was the only thing that had threatened the ultimate Allied victory.

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352 pages
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Pen & Sword Maritime
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1 Aug. 2014
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15.49 x 2.79 x 23.11 cm
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1473821126
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978-1473821125
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Captain Stephen Roskill was born in 1903 and educated at the Royal Naval Colleges of Osborne and Dartmouth. He commanded HMS Warspite at the beginning of the Second World War before being attached to the Naval Staff. After further sea service, he became Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence. He wrote the Official History of the Royal Navy in World War Two in four volumes, and knew Churchill and most of the Royal Navy officers about which he writes.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Maritime (1 Aug. 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1473821126
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1473821125
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.49 x 2.79 x 23.11 cm

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Highlander

Endless typos

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I'm giving a 5 star review because this is an excellent book - I have a number by Captain Roskill and they are all equally well written and readable. However the number of typos in the Kindle version of the book started out by being irritating but by the time I was half way through, I was starting to give up. There is a lot of use of 'die' for 'the' and 'gready' for 'greatly' but the low point was the use of 'dung' for thing. Amazon need to get someone to proof read these books before they are released for sale, as every book I start to read seems to have similar problems and going on reviews I've read I'm not alone in this.

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Mr Bengt Larsson

Somewhat of a classic within its field

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Roskill is good and he knows his subject (after all he served in the RN during WWII and was the author of the officlal history of the RN war at sea 1939-45) Some of his criticism against Churchill has been proved to be wrong, but mostr of his findings and conclusions are still valid.

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A bookworm

A powerfully argued book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 21 May 2016

Throughout this book, Roskill presents a powerful argument; namely that Churchill, despite is qualities as a war leader, was often a hindrance to Royal Navy's operations. Reading this book, you can sense the frustration and admiration of the author towards Churchill almost on every page.

Roskill does an excellent job of covering Churchill's relationships with admirals and the Admiralty throughout his political career, and not just his two periods as First Lord of the Admiralty. Roskill paints a picture of Churchill as a man given to the occasional strategic flight of fancy and strong conviction that his idea is correct. He could also develop a grudge against those who crossed him or disagreed with him excessively or even those he felt hadn't done their duty. Often this grudges faded over time (there were always exceptions, for example Churchill's opinion and occasional treatment of Field Marshal Wavell) and Churchill could be effusive with his praise. Despite a tendency to micromanage even when not in the Admiralty, the Churchill in Roskills book is, on balance, a force for good albeit maddeningly infuriating and capable of some major errors.

Roskill also manages to intertwine opinions of senior admirals which all seem fair and balanced. Those who come in for criticism have plenty of evidence to back up such comments but also are praised in different parts of the book - Roskills views on Pound are most interesting.

Due to the nature of his wartime service and post war writing career, you feel that Roskill is well placed to make these judgements. Furthermore, he is able to include a few anecdotes along the way - some funny, some as evidence and others as interesting asides.

If the pre-Great War section had been expanded this book could have got five stars. However, Roskills area of expertise is the Second World War so this can be forgiven.

All in all this is a balanced and well argued book that looks at its subjects objectively and impartiality unlike Gordon Corrigan's Blood Sweat and Arrogance. Churchill and the Admirals may be becoming an old book but is certainly worth a read.

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