John H. Maurer US Naval War College

Introduction, John H. Maurer; Chapter 1 The 'Ever-Present Danger': Winston Churchill's Assessment of the German Naval Challenge before the First World War, John H. Maurer; Chapter 2 Winston Churchill, Pacific Security, and the Limits of British Power, 1921-41, Christopher M. Bell; Chapter 3 The Limitations of the Politician-Strategist: Winston Churchill and the German Threat, 1933-39, B. J. C. McKercher; Chapter 4 Churchill and Technology, David Jablonsky;

This volume examines Churchill's views about the rise of German and Japanese power, and how the growing armed strength of these two countries undermined the security of Britain and its empire.