Displaying 1 of 1 2014 Format: Book Author: Schneer, Jonathan. Title: Ministers at war : Winston Churchill and his war cabinet / Jonathan Schneer. Publisher, Date: New York : Basic Books, 2014. Description: xxiii, 348 pages ; 25 cm Summary: Schneer shows the inner workings of Winston Churchill's cabinet during World War II when Britain was guided by a group of talented, ambitious rivals who put aside their differences to defeat their common enemy. Subjects: Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965. Great Britain. War Cabinet -- History -- 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-308) and index. Contents: Part I. Making the war cabinet -- Challenging the prime minister -- Finding a war prime minister -- Part II. Churchill and his ministers at war -- Testing the war cabinet -- The months of greatest crisis -- Shaping the war cabinet -- The war cabinet at work -- Spearhead of the left -- Coping with Mr. Cripps -- The cat that walked alone -- The impact of Professor Beveridge -- The "cocky cockney" and the debate over postwar Britain -- Part III. Sundering the war cabinet -- Churchill on the downslope -- Aftershock -- Coda. LCCN: 2014024137 ISBN: 9780465027910 (hardcover) 0465027911 (hardcover) 9780465040582 (paperback) 0465040586 (paperback) Other Number: 886672227 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 513048 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 940.531 Schneer Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
