Closing the Ring (111 page)
Authors: Winston S. Churchill
Tags: #Great Britain, #Western, #British, #Europe, #History, #Military, #Non-Fiction, #Political Science, #War, #World War II
on Kesselring’s reaction to Anzio landing
;
on Allied superiority in planes and guns
“Whale” floating pier units
Whiteley, General John F. M., serving in Italy
Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands
Willink, Rt. Hon. Henry U., Minister of Health, minute to
Wilson, General Sir Henry Maitland, Commander Middle East
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contingent instructions on Lebanon
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message to Churchill on situation in Rhodes, and Aegean plans
, ;
on review of Aegean situation at Commanders’
Conference in Tunis
, ;
on fall of Leros
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appointed British Supreme Commander for the Mediterranean
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assumes duties as
, ;
report on Anzio and reasons for slowness of operation
, ;
supports idea of making bargain with Italian Opposition parties
, ;
reports casualties of New Zealand Corps in Cassino battle
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strongly opposed to withdrawing troops from Italy until Rome captured
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minutes to
Winant, John G., U.S. Ambassador to England
“Window,” deceptive device in air-bombing, first used at Hamburg
Wingate, Brigadier O. C., accompanies Churchill to Quebec Conference
, ;
leader of irregulars in Abyssinia
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in jungle fighting in Burma
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suggests organising brigades for fighting Japanese in Burma
, ;
success of his “Chindit” brigades
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tragic death of, in air crash
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Churchill’s minute on
“Winterstellung,” German defence line in Italy described
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army engages forward defences of
Wood, Sir H. Kingsley, Chancellor of the Exchequer, death of
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summary of official career from
Woolton, Lord, Minister of Food, minute to
,
Wound stripes, Churchill on
Yugoslav Government-in-Exile in Cairo
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“deprived of all rights” by Tito
Yugoslavia
Zanussi, General (Italian), mission to Lisbon
, ;
to Algiers and Sicily
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Zervas, Colonel Napoleon, leader of guerrilla bands (E.D.E.S.) in Epirus
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attacked by E.L.A.S.
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partial truce established by British
Table of Contents
1. The Command of the Seas, Guadalcanal and New Guinea
2. The Conquest of Sicily, July and August 1943
3. The Fall of Mussolini
4. Westward Ho! Synthetic Harbours
5. The Quebec Conference, “Quadrant”
6. Italy: The Armistice
7. At the White House Again
8. The Battle of Salerno, A Homeward Voyage
9. A Spell at Home
10. Tensions with General de Gaulle
11. The Broken Axis, Autumn 1943
12. Island Prizes Lost, Rhodes and Leros
13. Hitler’s Secret Weapon
14. Deadlock on the Third Front
15. Arctic Convoys Again
16. Foreign Secretaries’ Conference in Moscow
17. Advent of the Triple Meeting, The High Commands
1. Cairo
2. Teheran: The Opening
3. Conversations and Conferences
4. Teheran: The Crux
5. Teheran: Conclusions
6. Cairo Again: The High Command
7. In Carthage Ruins Anzio
8. At Marrakesh, Convalescence
9. Marshal Tito and Yugoslavia
10. The Anzio Stroke
11. Italy: Cassino
12. The Mounting Air Offensive
13. The Greek Torment
14. Burma and Beyond
15. Strategy Against Japan
16. Preparations for “Overlord”
17. Rome, May 11—June 9
18. On the Eve
Contents
Appendix A, Book One: List of Abbreviations
Appendix B, Book One: List of Code-Names
Appendix C, Book One: Prime Minister's Personal Minutes and Telegrams
Appendix D, Book One: Plans for the Transition Period
Appendix E, Book One: Monthly Totals of Shipping Losses: British, Allied and Neutral
Appendix F, Book One: Summary of Order of Battle, German and Italian Divisions, September 8, 1943
Appendix A, Book Two: The Release of the Mosleys Constitutional Issues
Appendix B, Book Two: Prime Minister's Personal Minutes and Telegrams
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