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Winston Churchill's last campaign : Britain and the Cold War, 1951-5

Title
  1. Winston Churchill's last campaign : Britain and the Cold War, 1951-5 / John W. Young.
Published by
  1. Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press, 1996.
Author
  1. Young, John W., 1957-

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Description
  1. viii, 358 pages; 23 cm
Summary
  1. "Largely because of his famous 'Iron Curtain' speech, Churchill is often remembered as a determined Cold Warrior. Yet, for all his fervent anti-communism, he saw the creation of the Western Alliance as a step not towards war, but towards negotiations with the USSR. John Young shows how, as Prime Minister in the 1950s, Churchill hoped for a summit meeting with Soviet leaders, an end to the Cold War, and an era of peaceful scientific advancement by humankind. Professor Young examines the reasons why Churchill failed in this, his last great political campaign, reasons which included his own failing health, the scepticism of allies abroad, and the opposition of his ministers at home. Nonetheless, argues the author, the outlook which Churchill developed in the first decade of the Cold War made him the father of European detente. This is the first full critical analysis of the issue which dominated the last active years of one of the greatest statesmen of the twentieth century."--Jacket.
Subject
  1. Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
  2. Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
  3. Churchill, Winston 1874-1965
  4. Churchill, Winston, (1874-1965)
  5. Churchill, Winston
  6. Since 1945
  7. Geschichte 1951-1955
  8. Cold War
  9. World politics > 1945-1955
  10. Diplomatic relations
  11. World politics
  12. Außenpolitik
  13. Ost-West-Konflikt
  14. Buitenlandse politiek
  15. Guerre froide
  16. Relations internationales > 1945-1955
  17. Great Britain > Foreign relations > Soviet Union
  18. Soviet Union > Foreign relations > Great Britain
  19. Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1945-
  20. Great Britain
  21. Soviet Union
  22. Großbritannien
  23. URSS > Relations extérieures > Grande Bretagne
  24. Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > 1945- ..
  25. Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > URSS
Contents
  1. Introduction: Churchill, World Politics, and the 'Big Three', 1874-1945 -- 1. Cold Warrior? 1945-51 -- 2. Return to Downing Street, October-December 1951 -- 3. Visiting Harry, December 1951-January 1952 -- 4. The Presidential Race and the 'Stalin Note', February-October 1952 -- 5. Visiting 'Ike', November 1952-February 1953 -- 6. The Death of Stalin, March-April 1953 -- 7. Proposing a Summit, May-June 1953 -- 8. Illness and Revival, July-October 1953 -- 9. Return to Bermuda, October-December 1953 -- 10. From Berlin to Geneva, January-June 1954 -- 11. Crisis, June-August 1954 -- 12. The Fag-end of Power, September 1954-April 1955.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [342]-350) and index.