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MENZIES AND CHURCHILL AT WAR

A REVEALING ACCOUNT OF THE 1941 STRUGGLE FOR POWER

David day

British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill was determined to sustain a policy of total victory against Germany, despite the likely cost to the . British Empire. Australia's Prime Minister, Robert Menzies was more concerned about the long-term threat from Russia. He feared that a drawn-out war with Germany would debilitate Britain and destroy its empire, leaving Europe open to future Russian domination.

This sharp conflict of interest created a division so deep that Menzies, during a prolonged visit to London, was prepared to make a serious attempt to wrest the British prime ministers hip from Churchill's grasp and rescue the Empire from apparent disaster.

David Day's revealing account of events shows that Menzies was far from alone in adopting a critical stance against Churchill. In early 1941, increasing numbers of British politicians, businessmen, and military leaders shared his concerns. To some, Menzies appeared to be a possible alternative to Churchill, and they actively worked to encourage Menzies' ambition for 10 Downing Street.

From one of Australia's most respected historians comes a provocative and challenging account of the political conflict between two wartime leaders. Meticulous research into the private papers and diaries of Menzies, and of the British political elite of the time, has uncovered the story of this important struggle for power. It was one that both leaders later sought to conceal. Menzies & Churchill at War finally sets the record straight.

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