The private papers of John, earl of Sandwich, first lord of the admiralty, 1771-1782. by Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792

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The life of Augustus, viscount Keppel, admiral of the White, and first Lord of the Admiralty in 1782-3. by Keppel, Thomas Robert, 1811-1863

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Private papers of George, second earl Spencer, first lord of the Admiralty, 1794-1801. by Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834

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...Vincent, whilst the first lord of the admiralty, 1801-1804 /... by St. Vincent, John Jervis, Viscount, 1735-1823

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Old men forget : the autobiography of Duff Cooper (Viscount Norwich). by Cooper, Duff, Viscount Norwich, 1890-1954

Table of Contents: “…Child and boy, 1890-1907 -- Adolescent, 1907-1913 -- The Foreign Office, 1913-1917 -- The army in England, 1917-1918 -- The army in France, 1918 -- Marriage, 1918-1922 -- Private secretary, 1922-1924 -- Candidate, 1924 -- Member of Parliament, 1924-1926 -- In office, 1926-1929 -- Literature and politics, 1919-1935 -- Secretary of State for War, 1935-1937 -- First Lord of the Admiralty, 1937-1938 -- Resignation, 1938 -- The respite, 1938-1939 -- The beginning of the war, 1939-1940 -- Minister of Information, 1940-1941 -- Singapore, 1941-1942 -- Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1942-1943 -- Algiers, 1944 -- Paris, 1944-1945 -- The Treaty of Dunkirk, 1945-1947 -- The end of my career, 1947.…”


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Churchill : a study in greatness by Best, Geoffrey, 1928-2018

Table of Contents: “…Unwillingly to school -- Willingly to war -- Clementine and the commons -- Board of trade and home office -- First lord of the admiralty -- The Dardanelles -- Recovery -- Bolsheviks and Irishmen -- Eastern questions -- Tory chancellor -- Empire and India -- Chartwell and Hitler -- "Winston is Back!" …”


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British sea power : naval policy in the twentieth century by Schofield, B. B., 1895-1984

Table of Contents: “…The End of an Epoch -- The Challenge -- No Nelson Touch -- The Aftermath of War -- Three Fateful Naval Conferences -- The Far East and Singapore -- Peace Without Honour -- The Stormy Course of Naval-Air Co-operation -- The Reckoning -- War and the Merchant Navy -- The Triumph of Maritime Power -- Naval Policy in the Nuclear Age -- Appendix I: Prime Ministers, Foreign Secretaries, Ministers of Defence, First Lords of the Admiralty, and First Sea Lords -- Appendix II: The State of the Royal Navy showing Active and Reserve Fleets in 1914, 1939, and 1966.…”


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Death sits down to dinner by Arlen, Tessa

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Churchill and sea power by Bell, Christopher M.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: sea power in the age of Churchill -- Apprenticeship, 1900-14 -- Learning curve: The First World War -- Adjusting to the post-war world, 1919-24 -- The treasury years: the ten-year-rule, Japanese 'Bogey,' and 'Yankee Menace' -- Disarmament, rearmament, and the path to war: the 1930s -- First Lord of the Admiralty, 1939-40: The Phoney War and the Norwegian Campaign -- The war against Germany and Italy, 1940-1 -- 'Courting disaster' : the deterrence of Japan and the dispatch of Force Z -- The Battle of the Atlantic, the imports crisis, and the closing of the 'Air Gap' -- The defeat of the Axis Powers -- Churchill's last naval battle -- Epilogue: the verdict of history.…”


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Redemption : a novel by Uris, Leon, 1924-2003

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Churchill's phoney war : a study in folly and frustration by Clews, Graham T.

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Gallipoli by Moorehead, Alan, 1910-1983

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Death sits down to dinner by Arlen, Tessa

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Winston Churchill by Pelling, Henry

Table of Contents: “…Birth and parentage -- Schoolboy and cadet -- Subaltern and war correspondent -- Member at parliament -- Colonial under-secretary -- President of the board of trade -- Home secretary -- First lord of the admiralty -- Early married life -- Antwerp and the Dardanelles -- Battalion commander and opposition spokesman -- Munitions -- Secretary of state in the post-war coalition -- Out of parliament, 1922-4 -- Chancellor of the exchequer -- Private life and public critics, 1918-29 -- Out of office: Indian affairs -- The road to war -- Private life: historian and journalist, 1929-39 -- First lord again -- The finest hour -- The expanding war -- 1942, the critical year -- From Alamein to \Overlord -- From D-day to VE-day -- The caretaker government and the election, May to July 1945 -- Leader of the opposition 1945-9 -- On the edge of power 1950--1 -- Prime minister again 1951-5 -- In retirement 1955-65.…”


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Death sits down to dinner. (Lady Montfort mystery series, #2.) by Arlen, Tessa

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Winston Churchill : the flawed genius of World War II by Catherwood, Christopher

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Jutland : the unfinished battle by Jellicoe, Nicholas

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Death sits down to dinner by Arlen, Tessa

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Death sits down to dinner #2 by Arlen, Tessa

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Warlord : a life of Winston Churchill at war, 1874-1945 by D'Este, Carlo, 1936-

Table of Contents: “…Prologue : May 10, 1940 -- Toy soldiers -- "A barren and unhappy period of my life" -- Sandhurst -- A young man on the make: the Fourth Queen's Own Hussars -- The jewel of empire: India, 1896-1897 -- A taste of war: the North-West Frontier, 1897 -- Soldier of fortune -- Omdurman -- David versus Goliath -- The Boer War -- The great escapade -- "The red gleam of war" -- Lessons learned -- Star bright -- The odd couple -- "Alarm bells throughout Europe" -- First lord of the admiralty -- Lighting the bonfire -- The architect of war -- Churchill's private army -- "Damn the Dardanelles! …”


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