by Walter Reid
Arcadia Conference, Washington (December 1941/January 1942) Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
army leadership, dealings with Ref1, Ref2
Atlantic Charter Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5
Atlantic conference, Placentia Bay (August 1941) Ref1
Atlantic convoys, toll of Ref1
Auchinleck, appointment of Ref1
Auchinleck, difficulties with Ref1
Austrian démarche, protest on Ref1
backbench members, difficulties with Ref1
Balkan interests, ‘Naughty Document’ on Ref1
Battle of Britain Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
Battle of the Atlantic Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Biarritz holiday Ref1
bombing offensive Ref1
books about Ref1
breakout from Normandy, dispute over Ref1
Bretton Woods Agreement Ref1, Ref2
Brooke as CIGS and Ref1
Casablanca conference (January 1943) Ref1, Ref2
Chiefs of Staff Committee Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8, Ref9, Ref10
chronology of war for Ref1
Clementine and Ref1
Combined Chiefs of Staff, establishment of Ref1
and command, machinery of Ref1
confidence of, erroneous basis for Ref1
constitutional abuse, criticism for Ref1
Cordell Hull, perspective on Ref1, Ref2
D-Day and the return to Europe Ref1, Ref2
Dakar, disastrous expedition to Ref1, Ref2
de Gaulle and Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8
death and funeral Ref1
destroyers for US bases in UK, deal on Ref1, Ref2
Dill as CIGS and Ref1
diplomatic triumph, agreement on Torch Ref1
distaste in Conservative party for Ref1, Ref2
Dodecanese scheme, failure of Ref1
driving force Ref1, Ref2
dukedom declined Ref1
Dunkirk and capitulation of France Ref1, Ref2
Eastern Europe, appeal to Stalin on Ref1
Eighth Army, salute to Ref1
electoral defeat (1945) Ref1
exhaustion Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
experience in preparation for wartime leadership Ref1
favourite poem Ref1
food resources, concern for fair distribution Ref1
foreign debts, attitude to Ref1
France, battle for Ref1
France, invasion of South of, operation Anvil Ref1
German Western Offensive Ref1
Germany First, strategy of Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5
greatness of, Eisenhower’s view Ref1
Greece, major concern for future of Ref1
Greek campaign (1941), disaster of Ref1
Hopkins and Ref1, Ref2
Hopkins’ approval secured Ref1
India, Cripps mission to Ref1, Ref2
intelligence matters, knowledge of Ref1, Ref2
invasion, expectation of Ref1, Ref2
Iron Curtain, perception of Ref1
Italy, support for campaign in Ref1, Ref2
Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
judgement, criticism of Ref1
Knight of the Garter Ref1
lend-lease arrangements with US, negotiations on Ref1
loyalty to Chamberlain Ref1
Marrakech, recuperation and de Gaulle Ref1
marriage and domestic support for Ref1
Mediterranean Strategy Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8, Ref9
mercurial personality Ref1
Mers-el-Kébir, terrible decision on Ref1
methods of, demands for changes in Ref1
military command structures, improvement of Ref1
military imagination, concerns on limitations of Ref1
Moscow conference (August 1942) Ref1
Moscow meeting with Stalin (October 1944) Ref1
narrative, distortions in Ref1
‘Naughty Document’ on Balkan interests Ref1
naval leadership, dealings with Ref1
negotiation with Germany in 1940, discussions on possibility of Ref1
Norway campaign Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5
offensive operations, champion of Ref1
Pacific, reverses in theatre Ref1
Pearl Harbor, reaction to Ref1, Ref2
people, identification with Ref1
Placentia Bay meeting with Roosevelt Ref1
pneumonia Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
political insecurity Ref1, Ref2
post-war arrangements, ‘Percentages Agreement’ and spheres of influence Ref1
Potsdam conference (July–August 1945) Ref1
power, tenuousness of Ref1
press criticism for Ref1
Prime Minister, appointment as Ref1
publications Ref1
Quebec conference (August 1943) Ref1
Quebec conference (September 1944) Ref1
rivals for leadership Ref1
Salerno landings, reminder of Gallipoli Ref1
second Prime Ministership (1951–55) Ref1, Ref2
Secretary of State for War (World War I) Ref1
Singapore, defence of Ref1, Ref2
Soviet Union, fears of war with Ref1
‘special relationship’ with US, chimera of Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5
speech to Cabinet (28 May 1940), ecstatic reception for Ref1
speeches, political importance of Ref1
spirit of, breadth of Ref1
strains between allies, dealing with Ref1
Teheran conference (November 1943) Ref1
as temporary expedient Ref1, Ref2
Tobruk, importance for Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
transatlantic connection and Ref1, Ref2
Trident conference, Washington (May 1943) Ref1
VE Day Ref1
Vichy France, dealings with Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6
victory–at all costs, call for Ref1
Vienna alternative, differences on Ref1
votes of confidence for Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
vulnerability on political level Ref1, Ref2
Washington conference (May 1943) Ref1
Wavell, difficulties with Ref1, Ref2
Western Desert (1940) Ref1
Western Desert (1941) Ref1
Western Desert (1942) Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5
Yalta conference (February 1945) Ref1
The Churchillians (Colville, J.) Ref1
Clark, Alan Ref1
Clark, General Mark Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
Clausewitz, General Karl von Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Clough, Arthur Hugh Ref1
Cold War Ref1
Colville, John (‘Jock’) Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8, Ref9, Ref10, Ref11, Ref12, Ref13, Ref14
Combined Chiefs of Staff, establishment of Ref1
Compass (O’Connors operation in Western Desert, 1940) Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
Conservative Party
Chamberlain as leader of Ref1
Churchill and a semblance of power Ref1, Ref2
Clementine’s hatred for Ref1
distaste for Churchill in Ref1, Ref2
Municheers in Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
Cooper, Diana Ref1
Corbett, Lieutenant-General Thomas Ref1
Corbin, Ambassador Charles Ref1
Corrigan, Gordon Ref1
COSSAC (Chief of Staff to the Supreme Allied Commander) Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Coulet, François Ref1
Cranborne, Robert (‘Bobbety’) Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Crete Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8
Cripps, Sir Stafford Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7
Crusader (Eighth Army offensive in North Africa, 1941–2) Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5
Cunliffe-Lister, Sir Philip Ref1
Cunningham, Admiral John Ref1
Cunningham, Admiral Sir Andrew B. (
‘ABC’) Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5
on Churchill’s ‘ungracious’ messages Ref1
command, machinery of Ref1
defending Tobruk, view on Ref1
Greek disaster Ref1
Mers-el-Kébir, ‘ghastly error’ Ref1, Ref2
resignation offer Ref1
support for Forbes Ref1
Yalta conference (February 1945) Ref1
Cunningham, Lieutenant-General Sir Alan Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Currie, Eve Ref1
Curtin, John Ref1
Cyprus Ref1
Cyrenaica Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5
see also Battleaxe
Czechoslovakia Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
D-Day and the return to Europe Ref1, Ref2
Daily Herald Ref1
Daily Mail Ref1, Ref2
Daily Mirror Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Daily Telegraph Ref1, Ref2
Dakar, disastrous expedition to Ref1, Ref2
Daladier, Édouard Ref1, Ref2
Dalton, Hugh Ref1
Damaskinos (Papandreou), Archbishop of Athens Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Darlan, Admiral François Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5
Davies, Clement Ref1
Davies, Joseph E. Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Dawley, Ernest J. Ref1
de Gaulle, General Charles Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8, Ref9, Ref10
Brazzaville Manifesto Ref1
Britain’s protégé Ref1
Casablanca conference Ref1
Churchill and Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8
Constable of France Ref1
D-Day and after, taking charge in France Ref1
egocentric concept of patriotism Ref1
memories of Sir Winston for Clementine Ref1
muscle flexing by Ref1
President of France Ref1
de Guingand, Major General Sir Francis Wilfred (‘Freddie’) Ref1, Ref2
de Lattre de Tassigny, General Jean Ref1
destroyers for US bases in UK, deal on Ref1, Ref2
Devers, Lieutenant-General Jacob L. (‘Jakey’) Ref1
Diadem (Allied attack on Rome, 1944) Ref1
Dick, Rear-Admiral Royer Mylius Ref1
Dill, General Sir John Greer Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8, Ref9, Ref10
on Churchill–Wavell relationship Ref1
as CIGS, Churchill and Ref1
command, machinery of Ref1
Greek disaster Ref1
on Middle East and UK security Ref1
Middle East changes Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5
tough time as CIGS Ref1
Washington conference (December–January 1941/2) Ref1, Ref2
Washington conference (June 1942) Ref1, Ref2
Wavell, difficulties with Ref1
Dimbleby, David Ref1
Disarmament Conference, Geneva (1927) Ref1
Dodecanese scheme, failure of Ref1
Dönitz, Admiral Karl Ref1
Dorman-Smith, Major-General Eric Ref1, Ref2
Douglas-Home, Sir Alec (Lord Dunglass) Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Dowding, Air Chief Marshall Sir Hugh Ref1, Ref2
Dragoon see Anvil
Drake, Sir Francis Ref1
Duff Cooper, Lord Alfred Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8, Ref9, Ref10, Ref11
Dugdale, Captain T.L. Ref1
Dugdale, Nancy Ref1
Dukedom, Churchill’s decline of Ref1
Dunkirk and capitulation of France Ref1, Ref2
Dykes, Brigadier Vivien (‘Dumbie’) Ref1, Ref2
Eastern Europe
appeal to Stalin on Ref1
fluidity of situation in Ref1
The Economist Ref1, Ref2
Eden, Sir Anthony Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
El-Alamein and Torch Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5
American administration, unimpressed by Ref1
anti-appeaser Ref1
Churchill’s political weakness Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
D-Day Ref1, Ref2
de Gaulle and Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7
France, sympathies for Ref1
Greek disaster Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
House of Commons work Ref1, Ref2
Middle East Command, question of successor for Ref1, Ref2
naval tactics, agreement with Churchill on Ref1
negotiation with Hitler, move away from Ref1
Norway raid, support for idea of Ref1
Placentia Bay conference Ref1
political landscape (1940) for Ref1
Potsdam conference (August 1945) Ref1
pressure for peace settlement Ref1
Quebec conference (September 1944) Ref1, Ref2
on Roosevelt’s appreciation of world politics Ref1
Singapore army performance, reservations on Ref1
spheres of influence, attitude to ideas on Ref1, Ref2
Suez Crisis (1956) Ref1
Teheran conference (Nov.–Dec. 1943) Ref1, Ref2
Washington conference (May 1943) Ref1, Ref2
Wavell, difficulties with Ref1, Ref2
Wavell, support for Ref1
Yalta conference (February 1945) Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Edward VII Ref1
Edward VIII Ref1
Egypt Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8, Ref9, Ref10, Ref11, Ref12
Eighth Army, salute by Ref1
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (‘Ike’) Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8, Ref9
Alexander and Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
breakout from Normandy, allies at loggerheads Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Combined Chiefs of Staff system, support for Ref1
Darlan and Ref1, Ref2
de Gaulle and Ref1
Europe after D-Day Ref1, Ref2
Giraud and Ref1
greatness of Churchill, view on Ref1
operations planned for 1944 Ref1
President-Elect Ref1
Suez Crisis (1956) Ref1
Teheran conference (Nov.–Dec. 1943), discussions about Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Torch landings Ref1, Ref2
unity of allies, disintegration of Ref1, Ref2
Washington conference (May 1943) Ref1
Elizabeth, Queen-consort Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Elizabeth II Ref1
Enigma Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8
Evening Standard Ref1, Ref2
Fagalde, Lieutenant-General Marie-Bertrand-Alfred Ref1
Fairlie, Henry Ref1
Falaise Ref1
Falklands War Ref1
Fellowes, Mrs Reggie Ref1
Fisher, Admiral Sir John (‘Jackie’) Ref1, Ref2
Flandin, Pierre Ref1
Flash Gordon Ref1
Foch, Marshal Ferdinand Ref1
food resources, concern for fair distribution Ref1
Foot, Michael Ref1
Forbes, Sir Charles Ref1
Foreign Affairs Ref1
France
battle for Ref1
British–French alliance, hostility within Ref1
cost of war for Ref1
invasion of South of, operation Anvil Ref1
morale in, deficiency of Ref1
see also Vichy France
Franco, Francisco Ref1, Ref2
Fraser, Sir Bruce Ref1
Fraser, Sir David Ref1, Ref2
The Free French, Vichy and Ourselves (Spears, L.) Ref1
Freeman, Air Chief Marshall Sir Wilfrid Ref1
French, Sir John Ref1
Freyberg, V.C., Major-General Bernard Ref1, Ref2
The Fringes of Power: Downing Street Diaries 1939–1955 (Colville, J.) Ref1
Fulbright, J.W. Ref1
Fuller, General J.F.C. Ref1
Gandhi, Indira Ref1
Gandhi, Mohandas K (‘Mahatma’) Ref1
Gazala Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4
Gensoul, Admiral Marcel Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
George II of Greece Ref1
Georges, General Ref1
Germany
bombing offensive on Ref1
cost of war for Ref1
German Western Offensive Ref1
Germany First, strategy of Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5
negotiation in 1940, discussions on possibility of Ref1
Gibbons, Herbert Ref1
Gibraltar Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8
Gilbert, Sir Martin Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Giraud, Henri Honoré Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8
Gish, Lilian Ref1
Gloucester, Prince Henry, Duke of Ref1
Godfroy, Admiral René Ref1, Ref2
Godwin-Austen, Major General Alfred Reade Ref1
Goering, Hermann Ref1
Gorman-Smith, Major-General Ref1
Gort, General Lord John Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7
Gott, Lieutenant-General W.H.E. (‘Strafer’) Ref1, Ref2
Granville, Edgar Ref1
Graziani, Rodolfo Ref1, Ref2, Ref3
Greece
campaign in (1941), disaster of Ref1
major concern for future of Ref1
Greenwood, Arthur Ref1
Grigg, James Ref1
Guest, Frederick Ref1
Guingand, Freddie de Ref1
Guinness, Walter (Lord Moyne) Ref1
Gusev, Ambassador Fyodor T. Ref1, Ref2
Gynmast see Torch
Haig, Sir Douglas Ref1, Ref2
Haining, General Sir Robert Hadden Ref1
Halifax, Edward F.L.W., Earl of Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8, Ref9
Chamberlain’s preferred successor Ref1
hopes of premiership Ref1
negotiated peace, possibility for Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5
Washington bound Ref1
Hamilton, Sir Ian Ref1
Hankey, Maurice Pascal Alers, Baron Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5
Harriman, Averell Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7
Harris, Air Marshall Arthur (‘Bomber’) Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7
Harvey, Oliver Ref1, Ref2
Harvie-Watt, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir George S. Ref1, Ref2
Healey, Major Dennis W. Ref1
Hewitt, Admiral Henry K. Ref1
Hitler, Adolf Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6, Ref7, Ref8, Ref9, Ref10, Ref11, Ref12, Ref13, Ref14, Ref15, Ref16, Ref17, Ref18, Ref19, Ref20
declaration of war on US Ref1, Ref2
generals, constant interference with Ref1
meeting with Chamberlain in Munich Ref1
suicide of Ref1
Vichy as go-between with, de Gaulle’s view Ref1, Ref2
Hoare, Sir Samuel J.G. (Lord Templewood) Ref1, Ref2
Hobart, Brigadier P.C.S. Ref1
Holland, Captain C.S. Ref1
Hollis, Colonel Leslie (later Major-General) Ref1, Ref2, Ref3, Ref4, Ref5, Ref6
Holmes, Marian Ref1
Hoover, Edgar J. Ref1