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Norway Debate, 9, 247, 283–4, 316–17
and Operation ‘Gelb’, 330
Operation ‘Wilfred’, 64–5
premiership, ambitions for, 74, 316, 318
Truth articles, 181
War Cabinet, 39, 64–5
Hodgson, Stuart, 17, 196, 207, 325, 335
Hogg, Quintin, Lord Hailsham, 12, 166, 291, 297–8, 300, 306–7, 316
Hogg, Sir Douglas, 185
Hojem, Gunnar, 129
Holderness, Diana, 196, 198, 200, 211, 336, 338
Holland, 329, 352, 376–9, 382
Horder, Thomas, 173, 409
Hore-Belisha, Leslie, 11, 39, 49, 87, 181, 185, 245, 288, 315, 346–7, 349, 354
Hotblack, Major General Frederick ‘Boots’, 107–8, 133
Hotspur, HMS, 128
Howe, Geoffrey, 274
Hudson, W. H., 163
Hunter, HMS, 30
Huntington Park, Herefordshire, 34–5, 86, 218, 232, 359, 375
Illustrated London News, 44
Inskip, Thomas, 62
Intrepid, HMS, 45
iron-ore, 26–7, 32, 34, 39, 40, 42–4, 48, 50, 56, 60, 77, 87, 128, 144, 220
Ironside, General Sir Edmund
Archangel Expedition (1918), 67
Boer War (1899–1902), 12
Churchill, relationship with, 12, 76, 117, 133, 337
division and aftermath, 337
‘Hitler missed the bus’ comment, 60
Namsos evacuation, 138, 142, 144, 152–3, 223, 230–31, 252
Norway Campaign, 87–8, 99, 103, 108, 113, 117, 121, 125, 127, 135, 352
and Operation ‘Gelb’, 378–9
and Operation ‘Weserübung’, 66, 68, 70
Operation ‘Wilfred’, 39–40, 43, 56–7, 61, 63, 64
on war policy, lack of, 51
Irwin, Lord, see Wood, Edward, Lord Halifax
Isherwood, Christopher, 92
Ismay, Major General Hastings, 1st Baron Ismay, 39, 54, 56, 66, 95, 114, 376, 398
Ivanhoe, HMS, 45
‘J’aimeberlin, Monsieur’, 160
Jacob, Lt General Sir Ian, 80, 113, 221
Jahn, Gunnar, 1
Jan Wellem, SSV, 70
Jebb, Gladwyn, 180
Jenkins, Roy, 212, 404
Jodl, Major General Alfred, 49–50
John, Augustus, 158
Johnson, Celia, 91
Johnstone, Harcourt, 183
Jones, Lewis, 270
Jones, Tom, 236, 251
Jøssingfjorden, Norway, 44
Journal, Le, 219
Kaiserhof Hotel, Berlin, 51
Keble, John, 335
Keitel, General Wilhelm, 49–50
Kennedy, Major General John, 56–7, 88
Kennedy, Joseph
Chamberlain, relationship with, 318, 331, 396, 407
Churchill, relationship with, 179, 320, 396
division and aftermath, 306, 315, 318, 320, 322, 331, 367
on Halifax, 325, 367
and Norway Campaign, 301
and Operation ‘Gelb’, 329–30, 377
and Operation ‘Weserübung’, 145
and Operation ‘Wilfred’, 43
Kennedy, Leo, 223, 401
Kerr, Lt Colonel Charles, 303,
Kerr, Philip, 11th Marquis of Lothian, 403
Kerr, Sir Hamilton ‘Ham’, 306
Keyes, Admiral Sir Roger, 10
Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901), 131
Leopold III, liaison with, 383
Namsos evacuation, 207
Norway Campaign, 107, 130–34, 136, 222
Norway Debate, 266–70, 281, 291, 307
and Operation ‘Weserübung’, 76, 77
and Trondheim, 130–34, 136, 222, 307
Zeebrugge Raid (1918), 130–32
Keyes, Eva, 131, 132–3
Killearn, Lord, see Lampson, Miles, 1st Baron Killearn
King Lear, 179, 259, 287
King-Hall, Stephen, 296
King, Cecil, 184, 221, 275, 408
King, William Mackenzie, 72, 149
Kipling, Rudyard, 37
Kirkpatrick, Ivone, 176
Kiruna, Sweden, 26, 32
Kjell, HNoMS, 45
Klaushauser, Klaus Herman, 31
Koht, Halvdan, 230
Korsen, Norway, 104
Krätzner, Oberst, 217
Kriegsmarine, 62, 143
Kristiansen, Trond, 128–9
Krogs Farm, 104–7, 144, 404, 405
Kynoch, Joseph, 107
Labour Party
Bournemouth conference, 277, 365, 374, 381–2, 385, 387–8
and Churchill premiership, 236, 319
division and aftermath, 6, 278, 281, 304, 307, 317, 319
coalition government, formation of, 341, 362, 365–6, 369, 373, 381, 383, 387–90
and Halifax premiership, 323–5, 329, 331, 333–4, 340
and National Government (1939), 40
Norway Debate, 262, 278, 281–2
Rowse’s letter, 193
Lambert, George, 318
Lampson, Miles, 1st Baron Killearn, 337, 366, 370
Lane-Fox, George, 192
Larsen, Major Lindback, 122
Larvik, Norway, 67
Law, Richard, 316, 327, 386
Lawford, Valentine, 191, 195, 196, 198, 208, 212, 338, 346, 350, 391
Lee, General Raymond E., 61
Lees-Milne, James, 201, 210–11
Leopold III, king of the Belgians, 383
Let Candles Be Brought In (Geoffrey Shakespeare), 166
Liberal Party, 106, 235, 380, 383
Liddell Hart, Basil, 69, 220, 234
Liddell, Guy, 180
Life magazine, 221
Lillehammer, Norway, 109
Lindemann, Frederick, 1st Viscount Cherwell, 221, 384
Lindsay, Captain Martin (‘Louse’), 93, 147, 404
Memorandum, 147, 253–4, 280–83, 404
Namsos evacuation, 138–9, 141–2, 146–7, 252
Norway Campaign, 90, 93, 97–8, 101, 103, 106, 307
Norway Debate, 280–83
Lindsay, Colonel Oliver, 280
Lindsay Memorandum, 253–4, 255
Listener, 283
Little Compton, Gloucestershire, 190–91, 200–201, 213, 215, 368, 410
Ljungberg, Colonel Birger, 230–31
Lloyd George, David, 19–20, 20, 402–3
and Chamberlain, 172, 177
and Churchill, 16, 124, 183
coalition, formation of (1916), 10, 234, 235, 334, 337, 399
coalition, formation of (1940), 351, 357, 368, 382, 394
‘Corgi’ nickname, 207, 234
Criccieth, studies at, 238
death (1940), 403
division and aftermath, 316, 319, 321, 323, 324, 326, 331
fall from power (1922), 237, 241, 243
‘father of House’, 10, 234, 287, 294
Macmillan, relationship with, 267
Norway Debate, 7, 19, 236, 268, 272, 285–90, 291, 293
premiership, candidacy for, 10, 234–6, 247, 249, 251, 265, 321, 398, 402
Shakespeare, relationship with, 19–20, 227
on Simon, 358
Lloyd George, Gwilym, 159, 235, 247
Lloyd George, Megan, 235, 285–6
Lodge, Frank, 83, 88, 97–8, 103–4, 139, 141, 143, 252, 405
London Gazette, 121
Longford, Frank, 396
Lothian, Lord, see Kerr, Philip, 11th Marquis of Lothian
Low, David, 204
Luftwaffe, 40–42, 93, 110–11, 141–2
Luleå, Sweden, 40
Lundin, C. L., 19
Luxembourg, 329, 376
Macdonald, Malcolm, 366
Mackesy, Major General Pierse, 57, 61, 119–23, 125–6, 230–32, 406
Mackesy, Piers, 120, 125
Mackworth, Margaret, 2nd Viscountess Rhondda, 10
Macleod, Iain, 167
Macmillan, Dorothy, 261
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Macmillan, Harold
and Amery, 242
and Chamberlain, 187, 188
coalition government, formation of, 386, 401
division and aftermath, 305, 310, 333, 345
and ‘Glamour Boys’, 244
Norway Campaign, 81
Norway Debate, 7, 262, 267, 277–9, 282, 295, 298–9
and Operation ‘Wilfred’, 58
and Salisbury’s committee, 195
Maisky, Ivan
on Admiralty House, 224–5, 344–5
on Attlee, 370
on Beaverbrook, 250–51, 319
on Chamberlain, 12, 59, 148, 408–9
on Chequers, 175
on Churchill, 16, 62, 75, 124, 224–5, 228, 301, 318–19
division and aftermath, 306, 308–10, 318–19, 344–5, 350, 355, 358
on Eden, 350, 355
on Halifax, 198
on Hitler, 177
on Lloyd George, 402
on London, occupation of, 150–1
and NKVD, 16, 165
on Norway Campaign, 148
Norway Debate, 8, 264, 268–9, 278–9, 283, 287, 293
on Operation ‘Weserübung’, 67, 68, 75
on Operation ‘Wilfred’, 62
on Simon, 358
on Wilson, 402
Man of Peace (Walker-Smith), 176
Man Who Made the Peace: Neville Chamberlain, The (Hodgson), 17
Manchester Guardian, 70, 187, 221, 242, 394
Mandel, Georges, 212
Margesson, Captain David, 295
Churchill, relationship with, 230
coalition government, formation of, 362–7, 408
division, 303–4, 308–10, 316, 341, 357
Harrow, studies at, 238
and Norway Campaign, 184
Norway Debate, 247–8, 250, 281, 288, 295–7
Whips’ Office, 179
Marlborough: His Life and Times (Churchill), 35
Marquis, Frederick, 1st Earl of Woolton, 10, 222, 293, 395
Martin, Kingsley, 151
Mary of Teck, queen consort of United Kingdom, 319
Masaryk, Tomáš, 182
Masefield, John, 166
Mashona, HMS, 94
Mass Observation, 151, 211
Massy, Lt General Hugh, 108, 111, 139
Matabele, HMS, 94
Maugham, Frederic, 1st Viscount Maugham, 166
Maund, Captain Loben, 406–7
‘Maurice Force’, 99, 105, 109, 115, 118, 136, 142, 145–6, 150, 252, 281–3
May, Theresa, 361
McClure, Victor, 111
Men at Arms (Waugh), 150
Mersey, Viscount, see Bigham, Clive, 2nd Viscount Mersey
Metcalfe, David, 201
Metcalfe, Davina, 191, 196, 211
Metcalfe, Lady Alexandra ‘Baba’, 190–216, 403–4, 410
appearance and dress, 201
‘Baba’ nickname, 202
Beaverbrook, relationship with, 351
in Berlin, 203–4
on Churchill, 206, 338, 350, 398
division and aftermath, 309–10, 322–3, 325–6, 331, 332, 361, 368, 374
Dorchester, residence at, 208–10, 269
Duke of Windsor, relationship with, 181, 204
Edward, marriage to, 202–4, 206
Feversham, relationship with, 212
Halifax, relationship with, 16, 18, 190–216, 280, 325–6, 331, 335–40, 368, 403–4
Hoare, relationship with, 181
Hore-Belisha, relationship with, 347
at Little Compton, Gloucestershire, 190–91, 200, 213–16, 325, 335, 368
Monckton, relationship with, 181, 201, 202
Mosley, relationship with, 212
and Norway Campaign, 207–8, 214–15
Norway Debate, 8, 250, 265, 266, 269, 282, 283, 285, 288, 292, 325
personal attributes, 201–2
Simla, life in, 202–3
Wilton Place residence, 325
Metcalfe, Major Edward ‘Fruity’, 202–4, 211
MI5, 180–81
MI6, 181
Mikalsen, Hjørdis, 141
Military Coordination Committee (MCC), 62, 88, 112–15, 135–6, 378
Miller, Webb, 279
Ministry of Information, 44, 151, 181, 229, 377
Minox camera, 6
Misdeal (Nellie Romilly), 34
Mitford, Jessica, 34
Mitford, Nancy, 34
Moir, Phyllis, 221
Molyneaux, Lieutenant Richard, 226
Monarch of Bermuda, 83
Monckton, Walter, 151, 181, 201–2
Montreal Standard, 259, 276, 284
Moore-Brabazon, John, 5–7, 9, 19–20, 275
Moorehead, Alan, 259
Moran, Charles, 293, 327
Morris-Jones, Henry, 263, 283, 357, 377
Morrison, Herbert, 177, 204, 263, 279, 281–6, 301, 323, 331, 385
Mosley, Diana, 201
Mosley, Nicholas, 201, 208, 210, 212
Mosley, Oswald ‘Tom’, 202, 212
Mountbatten, Captain Louis, 141, 202, 214
Munich Agreement (1938), 26, 166–7, 182, 184, 204, 367
Munich Debate, 182, 184, 261
Murrow, Ed, 148, 291
Namier, Lewis, 15
Namsen bridge, Namsos, 280
Namsos, Norway
bombing of, 96, 97, 98, 101–2, 117, 218
ceasefire, 217–18
Chasseurs Alpins, deployment of, 98, 211
evacuation of, 79, 137–46, 148, 151, 153, 190, 207, 217–18, 231, 248, 252
History Society, 129
landings in, 6, 87, 90–102, 106, 117, 122, 123, 127, 135, 136
and Mosjoën, operations in, 352
and Norway Debate, 265, 267, 280, 283, 307
and Trondheim, 85, 87–9, 99
‘Namsosed’, 96, 141, 218, 218
Napoleon Bonaparte, 13, 69, 71
Narvik, Norway, 17, 25, 33–4, 38, 70–71, 84, 123, 138, 207, 229, 282, 290, 352
Operation ‘Wilfred’, 30, 38–47, 52, 55, 58, 61–3, 71, 79–80, 121, 301
German invasion, 27–33
First Battle of Narvik, 71, 72, 77, 85, 112
Second Battle of Narvik, 86–7, 118, 128–9
siege of Narvik, 126–7
plans for assault, 231–2
Norway Debate, 33–4, 264, 282, 290–91, 301
assault postponed, 290–91, 352–3
Nasjonal Samling, 48
Nathan, Colonel Harry, 357
Nelson, Vice Admiral Horatio, 46, 131, 241, 269
New Statesman, 72, 263
New Yorker, 402
Newall, Air Marshal Sir Cyril, 39, 56
Nicholson, Lt Colonel Cameron, 108–9
Nicolson, Harold
on Chamberlain, 169, 397–8
on Churchill, 37, 75, 184, 320
division and aftermath, 303, 309, 310, 320, 321, 343, 386, 391, 395, 397–8
and ‘Glamour Boys’, 244
on Halifax, 197, 321, 398
as Information secretary, 401
on Lloyd George, 10, 234
on Maisky, 7–8
on Namsos evacuation, 145
Norway Debate, 259–60, 262–3, 265–71, 276, 278, 284, 287, 295–7, 299–300
on Operation ‘Weserübung’, 67
1940 (Thompson), 253
Norge, 28
Normanbrook, Lord, see Brook, Norman, 1st Baron Normanbrook
Norway Campaign (1940)
February
Altmark incident, 44–7, 113
Germans plan Operation ‘Weserübung’, 49
March
Hitler approves ‘Weserübung’, 52
cancellation of Operation ‘Avonmouth’, 56–7, 58, 60
April
launch of Operation ‘Wilfred’, 58–65, 79
cancellation of ‘R.4’, 80–82, 106, 109, 215, 301
Germans launch Operation ‘Weserübung’, 27–33, 52, 63–4,
66–70, 77, 79, 82
Romilly captured, 17, 27–30
sinking of Blücher, 122
Quisling takes power in Oslo, 68
First Battle of Narvik, 71, 72, 77, 85, 112
Churchill’s first statement, 73–6, 121
debate over Trondheim attack, 83–5, 87–8, 99, 112, 301
Second Battle of Narvik, 86–7, 118, 128–9
division of convoy, 83, 88, 106
landings at Namsos, 88–9, 90–100, 106
landing at Harstad; Mackesy meets with Cork, 119–23
meeting on Operation ‘Hammer’, 113–15
Keyes presses for Trondheim attack, 130–31
Trondheim attack fixed, 107
landing at Åndalsnes, 108, 115
Chiefs of Staff oppose ‘Hammer’, 115
German bombing of Namsos, 100–102
Churchill signals cancellation of ‘Hammer’, 117
battle at Krogs Farm, 104–5, 144
sinking of Cedarbank, 109
battle near Lillehammer, 109–10
Romilly flown to Germany, 127
Gladiator Mark II fighters deployed, 111, 316
siege of Narvik begins, 126–7
Churchill meets with Chamberlain, 135–6
Paget arrives in Åndalsnes, 109
evacuation begins, 79, 137–42
May
HMS Afridi evacuates ‘Maurice Force’, 142, 217–18
Chamberlain’s first statement, 147–8
Germany takes Åndalsnes and Namsos, 143, 217–18
sinking of Bison and HMS Afridi, 146, 220
Churchill accuses Halifax of treason, 222
sinking of Grom, 229
deployment of Chasseurs Alpins, 229
reconnaissance of Narvik peninsula, 230
Churchill meets with Ljungberg, 230–31
plans for assault on Narvik, 231–2
HMS York berths at Gourock, 252
bombing of Stavanger, 290
Churchill meets with Paget, 290
assault on Narvik postponed, 290–91
operations in Mosjoën; assault on Narvik postponed, 352–3
Auchinleck replaces Mackesy, 230, 291
Norway Debate, 5–12, 82, 250–53, 259–311, 356
All Party Action Group, 295–6
Amery, 11, 103, 266, 270–76, 278, 281–2, 287, 291, 295–6, 298, 305, 310, 349
Astor, 286, 296, 305, 306, 322
Attlee, 264–5, 277, 281–2, 307
Chamberlain, 11, 152, 157, 168, 189, 261–4, 273–9, 284–302, 316
Channon, 263, 267, 284, 285, 288, 300, 302, 305, 307–9
Churchill, 188, 226–8, 263–4, 269, 276, 288, 290–95, 298–302
Cooper, 267, 268, 275, 305, 307, 308
Cripps, 73–4
Dalton, 278–9, 281, 283, 284, 301, 307, 315, 322
Davies, 245, 247, 270, 272, 278, 295–6, 356
division, 302–11
Dunglass, 297, 305
Diplomatic Gallery, 263, 268, 283
Emrys-Evans, 298, 305
FitzRoy, 260, 265–6, 267, 297
Foot, 263, 278, 284, 285, 286, 288, 300, 306–7
Halifax, 191, 215, 261, 265, 325