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By Sea And Air: Winston Churchill's Views On The Navy And Air Force During The Second World War, Michael Toth
By Sea And Air: Winston Churchill's Views On The Navy And Air Force During The Second World War, Michael Toth
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For the majority of the Second World War Churchill served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, a position that he used to influence imperial military strategy. In this he had to engage with a number of new methods and means of making war, such as the airplane, which had their origin in the First World War, but which now had reached maturity. Thus Churchill’s views on the various military branches were important, as he was engaging with a new system of warfare. This thesis examines Winston Churchill’s views of the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force during the …