A Study in Failure by Simon Matthews

A Study in Failure by Simon Matthews

Every politician's rise to power is a story of success and failure, accompanied by tantalising whatmight- have-beens. The career of Winston Churchill was no exception, with his eight months prior to becoming Prime Minister as First Lord of the Admiralty marked by the loss of important warships, the planning of disastrous expeditions and the design of impractical weapons. Based on archival and biographical research, this account argues that Churchill's actions at the Admiralty were for the most part misjudged and dangerous. Much of what happened could have been avoided, with lives saved and the defence of western Europe strengthened had other counsels prevailed.

SIMON MATTHEWS has had a varied career including serving as a local councillor in London for more than ten years, a spell running the British Transport Films documentary film library and several years singing in semiprofessional rock groups. He has contributed articles on music, film and cultural history to Record Collector, Shindig! and Lobster magazines. Psychedelic Celluloid, his illustrated history of UK music, film and TV between 1965 and 1974, was published by Oldcastle Books in 2016; the sequel, Looking for a New England, followed in 2021. He is also the author of House in the Country, Free Your Mind! and Before It Went Rotten.

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ISBN 13	9780857306241
ISBN 10	0857306243
Title	A Study in Failure
Author	Simon Matthews
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Oldcastle Books Ltd
Year published	2026-08-10
Number of pages	256
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