Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare by Giles Milton

He was able to think outside the box, in modern parlance. ' is one of the most extraordinary members of Churchill's inner circle. He began to turn to people who could dream up these creative solutions to trying to destroy, or at least hit back in some small way, at Hitler's army.' And I think in the summer of 1940, he realized that, because there was no hope of tackling the Nazi war machine head on, that he needed to think of more eccentric solutions to this grave crisis that was facing the country. 'He was a pillar of the establishment, but he also, throughout his career, he'd always supported the maverick, the eccentric, the unusual. On how Winston Churchill came to embrace unconventional warfare Here & Now's Eric Westervelt ( speaks with Giles Milton ( author of a new book out this month, ' Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat,' which explores the little-known story. So Churchill created a top-secret organization devoted to sabotage and guerrilla warfare.

In 1939, Nazi Germany started World War II and Adolf Hitler's highly mechanized army began gobbling up territory across Europe.Īs Hitler set his eyes on sacking Great Britain, Prime Minister Winston Churchill knew there was no chance of defeating him by conventional means. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) This article is more than 6 years old. 'Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,' by Giles Milton.

Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare by Giles Milton