Churchill and His Generals

On the eve of World War II, the British army was more an international police force than a true combat-ready fighting machine. Raymond Callahan chronicles its trial-by-fire transformation in a new and unflinching look at Great Britain’s top commanders in the field.

Callahan reexamines the much-maligned performance of the British army in that war by reevaluating its commanders’ victories and defeats, their leadership abilities and flaws, and their often rocky relationships with Prime Minister...