Keyes Papers

Name: Keyes Papers
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ISBN: 9780049421721

ISBN-10: 0049421727

ISBN-13: 9780049421721

Edition: 1981

Authors: Paul G. Halpern

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The start of Volume III, 1939-1945, finds Keyes in a frustrating position. Too young for fleet command in the First World War, he was now too old for command in the Second World War. Keyes's temperament did not allow him to suffer in silence. His criticisms of the Naval Staff, and implicitly of the government reached another climax with his celebrated speech in the debate in the House of Commons in May 1940, which helped to bring down the Chamberlain government. On 17 July 1940 Keyes was appointed Director of Combined Operations, and he set to work to build up an organization. Immediately this organization was at odds with both the Royal Navy and the Army, as they were competing for the…

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List price: $37.50
Copyright year: 1981
Publisher: Routledge
Binding: Cloth Text
Pages: 475
Language: English