Churchill and Sea Power Date of publication: October 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press Winston Churchill had a
longer and closer relationship with the Royal Navy than any
British statesman in modern times, but his record as a naval
strategist and custodian of the nation's sea power has been
mired in controversy since the ill-fated Dardanelles campaign in
1915. Today, Churchill is regarded by many as an inept
strategist who interfered in naval operations and often overrode
his professional advisers - with inevitably disastrous results.
Churchill and Seapower is the first major study of Winston
Churchill's record as a naval strategist and his impact as the
most prominent guardian of Britain's sea power in the modern
era. Based on extensive archival research, the book debunks many
popular and well-entrenched myths surrounding controversial
episodes in both World Wars, including the Dardanelles disaster,
the Norwegian Campaign, the Battle of the Atlantic, and the
devastating loss of the Prince of Wales and