Cat Wilson brings together two strands of historical scholarship: Churchill's work as a historian and the history of WWII in the Far East. Examining Churchill's portrayal of the British Empire's war against Japan, as set down in his memoirs, it ascertains whether he mythologised wartime Anglo-American relations to present a 'special relationship'.
Format: Hardback
CONTRIBUTORS: C. Wilson
EAN: 9781137363947
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 4532 g
HEIGHT: 216 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Palgrave Macmillan
DATE PUBLISHED: 2014-08-05
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GENRE: HISTORY / Asia / General, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Modern / General
WIDTH: 140 cm
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Book Themes:
United Kingdom, Great Britain, East Asia, Far East, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, c 1940 to c 1949, European history, Asian history, Modern warfare, Second World War
“Dr. Cat Wilson studies Winston Churchill’s treatment of India and the war against Japan in his six volume-memoirs of the war. … Churchill on the Far East in The Second World War is a thorough academic study that makes many interesting points and successfully fills the gaps in the historical literature regarding Churchill’s memoirs and the Far East.” (A blog on Winston Churchill, winstonchurchillblog.wordpress.com, March, 2016)“This book is an excellent treatment of Churchill’s historical sleight of hand. Closely-argued, it deserves a wide readership. Perhaps finally historians of the Second World War, and the general public, will be able to liberate themselves from Churchill’s distorting sway.” (Chandar S. Sundaram, Reviews in History, March, 2016)
Cat Wilson was awarded her doctorate in 2012 from Hull University, UK and has presented her research both nationally and internationally. She is a member of the British Commission for Military History as well as the British Empire at War research group. This is her first major publication.
