TY - GEN T1 - Churchill's Phoney War : a study in folly and frustration T2 - Studies in naval history and sea power A1 - Clews, Graham T. LA - English PP - Annapolis, Maryland PB - Naval Institute Press YR - 2019 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_on1104858688 AB - "Given the dearth of scholarship on the Phoney War, this book examines the early months of World War II when Winston Churchill's ability to lead Britain in the fight against the Nazis was being tested. Graham T. Clews explores how Churchill, as First Lord of the Admiralty, proposed to fight this new world war, with particular attention given to his attempts to impel the Royal Navy, the British War Cabinet, and the French, toward a more aggressive prosecution of the conflict"-- CN - DA566.9.C5 SN - 9781682472804 SN - 1682472809 SN - 9781682472798 (hardcover : alk. paper) KW - Churchill, Winston, : 1874-1965 : Military leadership. KW - Churchill, Winston, : 1874-1965 KW - World War, 1939-1945 : Great Britain. KW - Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 : Grande-Bretagne. KW - Command of troops KW - Great Britain KW - 1939-1945 ER -