Ali Tariq
Winston Churchill His Times His Crimes
Winston Churchill His Times His Crimes
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Description: The subject of numerous biographies and history books Winston Churchill has been repeatedly voted as one of the greatest of Englishmen. Even today Boris Johnson in his failing attempts to be magisterial has adopted many of his hero's mannerism! And as Tariq Ali agrees Churchill was undoubtedly right in 1940 - 41 to refuse to capitulate to fascism. However he was also one of the staunchest defenders of empire and of Britain's imperial doctrine. In this coruscating biography Tariq Ali challenges Churchill's vaulted record. Throughout his long career as journalist adventurer MP military leader statesman and historian nationalist self belief influenced Churchill's every step with catastrophic effects. As a young man he rode into battle in South Africa Sudan and India in order to maintain the Imperial order. As a minister during the first World War he was responsible for a series of calamitous errors that cost thousands of lives. His attempt to crush the Irish nationalists left scars that have not yet healed. Despite his record as a defender of his homeland during the Second World War he was willing to sacrifice more distant domains. Singapore fell due to his hubris. Over 3 Millions Bengalis starved in 1943 as a consequence of his policies. As a peace time leader even as the Empire was starting to crumble Churchill never questioned his imperial philosophy as he became one of the architects of the postwar world we live in today.
Title: Winston Churchill His Times His Crimes
Author(s): Ali Tariq
Publisher: Verso Books
Barcode: 9781788735773
Pages: 448 Pages, 8pp B&W Plate Section
Publication Date: 5/10/2022
Category: Second World War
Description: The subject of numerous biographies and history books Winston Churchill has been repeatedly voted as one of the greatest of Englishmen. Even today Boris Johnson in his failing attempts to be magisterial has adopted many of his hero's mannerism! And as Tariq Ali agrees Churchill was undoubtedly right in 1940 - 41 to refuse to capitulate to fascism. However he was also one of the staunchest defenders of empire and of Britain's imperial doctrine. In this coruscating biography Tariq Ali challenges Churchill's vaulted record. Throughout his long career as journalist adventurer MP military leader statesman and historian nationalist self belief influenced Churchill's every step with catastrophic effects. As a young man he rode into battle in South Africa Sudan and India in order to maintain the Imperial order. As a minister during the first World War he was responsible for a series of calamitous errors that cost thousands of lives. His attempt to crush the Irish nationalists left scars that have not yet healed. Despite his record as a defender of his homeland during the Second World War he was willing to sacrifice more distant domains. Singapore fell due to his hubris. Over 3 Millions Bengalis starved in 1943 as a consequence of his policies. As a peace time leader even as the Empire was starting to crumble Churchill never questioned his imperial philosophy as he became one of the architects of the postwar world we live in today.
Title: Winston Churchill His Times His Crimes
Author(s): Ali Tariq
Publisher: Verso Books
Barcode: 9781788735773
Pages: 448 Pages, 8pp B&W Plate Section
Publication Date: 5/10/2022
Category: Second World War
