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Churchill on the Far East in the Second World War

Hiding the History of the ‘Special Relationship’

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  • © 2014

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  1. Cat Wilson

    1. Independent Scholar, UK

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-1
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  2. Introduction

    • Cat Wilson
    Pages 3-11

  3. From Memoir to History

    • Cat Wilson
    Pages 12-23

  4. Churchill’s British Empire

    • Cat Wilson
    Pages 24-43

  5. Churchill’s Imperial War with Japan

    • Cat Wilson
    Pages 44-69

  6. Churchill’s Imperial Losses: Hong Kong, Malaya, Singapore

    • Cat Wilson
    Pages 70-89

  7. Churchill’s India, 1942 to 1943

    • Cat Wilson
    Pages 90-115

  8. Churchill’s Indian Army and the Reconquest of Burma

    • Cat Wilson
    Pages 116-137

  9. From Memoir to History, Part II

    • Cat Wilson
    Pages 138-146

  10. Conclusion

    • Cat Wilson
    Pages 147-153

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 154-265
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About this book

Cat Wilson brings together two strands of historical scholarship: Churchill's work as a historian and the history of WWII in the Far East. Examining Churchill's portrayal of the British Empire's war against Japan, as set down in his memoirs, it ascertains whether he mythologised wartime Anglo-American relations to present a 'special relationship'.

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“Dr. Cat Wilson studies Winston Churchill’s treatment of India and the war against Japan in his six volume-memoirs of the war. … Churchill on the Far East in The Second World War is a thorough academic study that makes many interesting points and successfully fills the gaps in the historical literature regarding Churchill’s memoirs and the Far East.” (A blog on Winston Churchill, winstonchurchillblog.wordpress.com, March, 2016)

“This book is an excellent treatment of Churchill’s historical sleight of hand. Closely-argued, it deserves a wide readership. Perhaps finally historians of the Second World War, and the general public, will be able to liberate themselves from Churchill’s distorting sway.” (Chandar S. Sundaram, Reviews in History, March, 2016)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Independent Scholar, UK

    Cat Wilson

About the author

Cat Wilson was awarded her doctorate in 2012 from Hull University, UK and has presented her research both nationally and internationally. She is a member of the British Commission for Military History as well as the British Empire at War research group. This is her first major publication.

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