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Chindits, 434–5, 634

Chindwin river, 224–5, 411, 563, 634

Chrystal, Capt. Charles, 120

Chuikov, Gen. Vasily: in Finnish war, 33; at Stalingrad, 308–11, 320

Churchill, (Sir) Winston S.: and Jewish suffering, xvii; and prospective war with Soviet Russia, 15; urges French to launch offensive, 17; and Finnish winter war, 35–6; and early naval actions, 38; advocates Norway expedition, 41, 49, 51; succeeds Chamberlain as prime minister, 52–3; meets Weygand in France, 63; approves evacuation of French soldiers at Dunkirk, 66; defiance, 72–3, 77, 79, 90, 101–2, 124, 661; sends relief force to France, 72–3; speech to Commons (18 June 1940), 78; orders bombardment of French fleet, 81; and invasion threat to Britain, 91; refuses peace negotiations, 99; undefined war aims, 102; impatience with Wavell, 109, 270; and occupation of Iraq, 124; and occupation of Syria, 125, 128; and conduct of North Africa campaign, 128–9, 132; shocked at fall of Tobruk, 138; meets Roosevelt in Washington: (June 1940), 138; (December 1941), 199; urges support for Russia, 147; hopes for US involvement in war, 186–7, 189; on Japanese threat, 197; concentrates Empire’s forces in Middle East, 203; on Japanese jungle warfare skills, 208; urges last-ditch resistance in Singapore, 212–13; and fall of Singapore, 214–15; dismay at soldiers’ irresolution, 215; and effect of loss of Empire in South-East Asia, 227; on effect of convoy system, 272; on U-boat threat, 273, 275; supports Allied supplies for Russia, 284, 290, 293; Anders complains to of Russian behaviour, 305; encourages special forces and actions, 325; enjoys war, 327; ideals, 335; and limiting food imports to Greece, 352; Mediterranean strategy, 364, 454; and North African defeats, 366; impatience for Eighth Army offensive, 369; decrees Torch landings in North Africa, 375; celebrates victory in North Africa, 380; claims popular international support, 398; imperialism, 408; and India’s economic buoyancy, 416; denies relief for Bengal famine, 423–5; criticises British campaign in Far East, 433–4; praises Chindits, 434; granted choice of when to invade, 442; and invasion of Italy, 443, 528; supports campaign in Italy, 454; supports Yugoslav actions against Germans, 464; favours Tito’s forces in Yugoslavia, 466; on bomber offensive against Germany, 476–7, 483; fails to dismiss Harris, 494; refuses to consider post-war social reform before victory, 503; reservations over bombing of French rail links, 531; delays invasion of Europe, 533; and recapture of Burma, 559–60, 633, 635; disbelieves speedy victory in autumn 1944, 576; and European post-war settlement, 612; and development of atom bomb, 647; and wartime Grand Alliance, 659; achievements, 661, 663; embraces Russian alliance, 661

Ciano, Count Galeazzo: and Polish resistance to Germany, 2; on French campaign against German advance, 68; and Italian attack on Greece, 116

Claflin, William, 186

Clague, John, 219

Clark, Gen. Mark, 451, 530, 595

Clarke, Senator D. Worth, 191

Classon, Jack, 28

Clements, Capt. Martin, 254

Cobra, Operation, 554

Cochrane, Air Vice-Marshal Sir Ralph, 478–9

Cole, David, 446

Colossus (electronic computer), 368

commanders: assessed, 666–9

commandos, 326

communism, 660

Compass, Operation, 110–11

Compton, Capt. John, 445

concentration camps: German, 505–6; inmates killed at war’s end, 620–1; see also death camps

Condor Legion (German): in Spain, 471

Conrath, Gen. Paul, 445, 447

convoys: system introduced, 272; ship losses, 273, 275, 282–3; frequency, 275; U-boat attacks on, 280–2, 284; Arctic to Soviet Russia, 284–93; to Malta, 295–6; see also PQ16; PQ17; PQ18

Cook, Sgt. Charles, 234

Cookman, Mary Carson, 198

Cooper, Lady Diana, 202, 206, 415

Cooper, Duff, 208

Coral Sea, Battle of (1942), 237–41, 245, 264, 306, 669

Cork and Orrery, Adm. William Henry Dudley Boyle, 12th Earl of, 49

Corregidor island, 234–5

Corti, Lt. Eugenio, 318–19, 459, 662

corvettes, 272

Coughlin, Father Charles, 190

Courland (Latvia), 550, 615

Coventry: bombed, 93

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