The World Crisis, Volume 1: 1911-1914

ISBN-13: 9781472586407 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 464 str.

Sir Winston S Churchill

Opis

The World Crisis is considered by many to be Winston S. Churchill's literary masterpiece. Published across five volumes between 1923 and 1931, Churchill here tells the story of The Great War, from its origins to the long shadow it cast on the following decades. At once a history and a first-hand account of Churchill's own involvement in the war, The World Crisis remains a compelling account of the conflict and its importance.Volume I covers the origins and earliest days of the war from 1911-1914, as well as the longer history of the collapse of the Great Power system from the Franco Prussian war onwards. Churchill here explores the international tensions over the Balkan states that triggered the conflict as well as the arms race between the British and German navies.

Spis treści

ForewordPreface1. The Vials of Wrath2. Milestone to Armageddon3. The Crisis of Agadir4. Admirals All5. The German Navy Law6. The Romance of Design7. The North Sea Front8. Ireland and the European Balance9. The Crisis10. The Mobilization of the Navy11. War: The Passage of the Army12. The Battle in France13. On the Oceans14. In the Narrow Seas15. Antwerp16. The Channel Ports17. The Grand Fleet and the Submarine Alarm18. Coronel and the Falklands19. With Fisher at the Admiralty20. The Bombardment of Scarborough and Hartlepool21. Turkey and the BalkansAppendixesAppendix A: Naval Staff TrainingAppendix B: Tables of Fleet StrengthAppendix C: Trade ProtectionAppendix D: MiningAppendix E: First Lord's Minutes

O autorze

Sir Winston S. Churchill (1874-1965) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on two occasions, from 1940-1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Celebrated as one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century, he was also a gifted orator, statesman and historian. The author of more than 40 books, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953 and in 1963 was made an honorary citizen of the United States.