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by Nicholas Shakespeare


  Norway Debate, 9, 247, 283–4, 316–17

  and Operation ‘Gelb’, 330

  Operation ‘Wilfred’, 64–5

  premiership, ambitions for, 74, 316, 318

  Truth articles, 181

  War Cabinet, 39, 64–5

  Hodgson, Stuart, 17, 196, 207, 325, 335

  Hogg, Quintin, Lord Hailsham, 12, 166, 291, 297–8, 300, 306–7, 316

  Hogg, Sir Douglas, 185

  Hojem, Gunnar, 129

  Holderness, Diana, 196, 198, 200, 211, 336, 338

  Holland, 329, 352, 376–9, 382

  Horder, Thomas, 173, 409

  Hore-Belisha, Leslie, 11, 39, 49, 87, 181, 185, 245, 288, 315, 346–7, 349, 354

  Hotblack, Major General Frederick ‘Boots’, 107–8, 133

  Hotspur, HMS, 128

  Howe, Geoffrey, 274

  Hudson, W. H., 163

  Hunter, HMS, 30

  Huntington Park, Herefordshire, 34–5, 86, 218, 232, 359, 375

  Illustrated London News, 44

  Inskip, Thomas, 62

  Intrepid, HMS, 45

  iron-ore, 26–7, 32, 34, 39, 40, 42–4, 48, 50, 56, 60, 77, 87, 128, 144, 220

  Ironside, General Sir Edmund

  Archangel Expedition (1918), 67

  Boer War (1899–1902), 12

  Churchill, relationship with, 12, 76, 117, 133, 337

  division and aftermath, 337

  ‘Hitler missed the bus’ comment, 60

  Namsos evacuation, 138, 142, 144, 152–3, 223, 230–31, 252

  Norway Campaign, 87–8, 99, 103, 108, 113, 117, 121, 125, 127, 135, 352

  and Operation ‘Gelb’, 378–9

  and Operation ‘Weserübung’, 66, 68, 70

  Operation ‘Wilfred’, 39–40, 43, 56–7, 61, 63, 64

  on war policy, lack of, 51

  Irwin, Lord, see Wood, Edward, Lord Halifax

  Isherwood, Christopher, 92

  Ismay, Major General Hastings, 1st Baron Ismay, 39, 54, 56, 66, 95, 114, 376, 398

  Ivanhoe, HMS, 45

  ‘J’aimeberlin, Monsieur’, 160

  Jacob, Lt General Sir Ian, 80, 113, 221

  Jahn, Gunnar, 1

  Jan Wellem, SSV, 70

  Jebb, Gladwyn, 180

  Jenkins, Roy, 212, 404

  Jodl, Major General Alfred, 49–50

  John, Augustus, 158

  Johnson, Celia, 91

  Johnstone, Harcourt, 183

  Jones, Lewis, 270

  Jones, Tom, 236, 251

  Jøssingfjorden, Norway, 44

  Journal, Le, 219

  Kaiserhof Hotel, Berlin, 51

  Keble, John, 335

  Keitel, General Wilhelm, 49–50

  Kennedy, Major General John, 56–7, 88

  Kennedy, Joseph

  Chamberlain, relationship with, 318, 331, 396, 407

  Churchill, relationship with, 179, 320, 396

  division and aftermath, 306, 315, 318, 320, 322, 331, 367

  on Halifax, 325, 367

  and Norway Campaign, 301

  and Operation ‘Gelb’, 329–30, 377

  and Operation ‘Weserübung’, 145

  and Operation ‘Wilfred’, 43

  Kennedy, Leo, 223, 401

  Kerr, Lt Colonel Charles, 303,

  Kerr, Philip, 11th Marquis of Lothian, 403

  Kerr, Sir Hamilton ‘Ham’, 306

  Keyes, Admiral Sir Roger, 10

  Boxer Rebellion (1899–1901), 131

  Leopold III, liaison with, 383

  Namsos evacuation, 207

  Norway Campaign, 107, 130–34, 136, 222

  Norway Debate, 266–70, 281, 291, 307

  and Operation ‘Weserübung’, 76, 77

  and Trondheim, 130–34, 136, 222, 307

  Zeebrugge Raid (1918), 130–32

  Keyes, Eva, 131, 132–3

  Killearn, Lord, see Lampson, Miles, 1st Baron Killearn

  King Lear, 179, 259, 287

  King-Hall, Stephen, 296

  King, Cecil, 184, 221, 275, 408

  King, William Mackenzie, 72, 149

  Kipling, Rudyard, 37

  Kirkpatrick, Ivone, 176

  Kiruna, Sweden, 26, 32

  Kjell, HNoMS, 45

  Klaushauser, Klaus Herman, 31

  Koht, Halvdan, 230

  Korsen, Norway, 104

  Krätzner, Oberst, 217

  Kriegsmarine, 62, 143

  Kristiansen, Trond, 128–9

  Krogs Farm, 104–7, 144, 404, 405

  Kynoch, Joseph, 107

  Labour Party

  Bournemouth conference, 277, 365, 374, 381–2, 385, 387–8

  and Churchill premiership, 236, 319

  division and aftermath, 6, 278, 281, 304, 307, 317, 319

  coalition government, formation of, 341, 362, 365–6, 369, 373, 381, 383, 387–90

  and Halifax premiership, 323–5, 329, 331, 333–4, 340

  and National Government (1939), 40

  Norway Debate, 262, 278, 281–2

  Rowse’s letter, 193

  Lambert, George, 318

  Lampson, Miles, 1st Baron Killearn, 337, 366, 370

  Lane-Fox, George, 192

  Larsen, Major Lindback, 122

  Larvik, Norway, 67

  Law, Richard, 316, 327, 386

  Lawford, Valentine, 191, 195, 196, 198, 208, 212, 338, 346, 350, 391

  Lee, General Raymond E., 61

  Lees-Milne, James, 201, 210–11

  Leopold III, king of the Belgians, 383

  Let Candles Be Brought In (Geoffrey Shakespeare), 166

  Liberal Party, 106, 235, 380, 383

  Liddell Hart, Basil, 69, 220, 234

  Liddell, Guy, 180

  Life magazine, 221

  Lillehammer, Norway, 109

  Lindemann, Frederick, 1st Viscount Cherwell, 221, 384

  Lindsay, Captain Martin (‘Louse’), 93, 147, 404

  Memorandum, 147, 253–4, 280–83, 404

  Namsos evacuation, 138–9, 141–2, 146–7, 252

  Norway Campaign, 90, 93, 97–8, 101, 103, 106, 307

  Norway Debate, 280–83

  Lindsay, Colonel Oliver, 280

  Lindsay Memorandum, 253–4, 255

  Listener, 283

  Little Compton, Gloucestershire, 190–91, 200–201, 213, 215, 368, 410

  Ljungberg, Colonel Birger, 230–31

  Lloyd George, David, 19–20, 20, 402–3

  and Chamberlain, 172, 177

  and Churchill, 16, 124, 183

  coalition, formation of (1916), 10, 234, 235, 334, 337, 399

  coalition, formation of (1940), 351, 357, 368, 382, 394

  ‘Corgi’ nickname, 207, 234

  Criccieth, studies at, 238

  death (1940), 403

  division and aftermath, 316, 319, 321, 323, 324, 326, 331

  fall from power (1922), 237, 241, 243

  ‘father of House’, 10, 234, 287, 294

  Macmillan, relationship with, 267

  Norway Debate, 7, 19, 236, 268, 272, 285–90, 291, 293

  premiership, candidacy for, 10, 234–6, 247, 249, 251, 265, 321, 398, 402

  Shakespeare, relationship with, 19–20, 227

  on Simon, 358

  Lloyd George, Gwilym, 159, 235, 247

  Lloyd George, Megan, 235, 285–6

  Lodge, Frank, 83, 88, 97–8, 103–4, 139, 141, 143, 252, 405

  London Gazette, 121

  Longford, Frank, 396

  Lothian, Lord, see Kerr, Philip, 11th Marquis of Lothian

  Low, David, 204

  Luftwaffe, 40–42, 93, 110–11, 141–2

  Luleå, Sweden, 40

  Lundin, C. L., 19

  Luxembourg, 329, 376

  Macdonald, Malcolm, 366

  Mackesy, Major General Pierse, 57, 61, 119–23, 125–6, 230–32, 406

  Mackesy, Piers, 120, 125

  Mackworth, Margaret, 2nd Viscountess Rhondda, 10

  Macleod, Iain, 167

  Macmillan, Dorothy, 261
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  Macmillan, Harold

  and Amery, 242

  and Chamberlain, 187, 188

  coalition government, formation of, 386, 401

  division and aftermath, 305, 310, 333, 345

  and ‘Glamour Boys’, 244

  Norway Campaign, 81

  Norway Debate, 7, 262, 267, 277–9, 282, 295, 298–9

  and Operation ‘Wilfred’, 58

  and Salisbury’s committee, 195

  Maisky, Ivan

  on Admiralty House, 224–5, 344–5

  on Attlee, 370

  on Beaverbrook, 250–51, 319

  on Chamberlain, 12, 59, 148, 408–9

  on Chequers, 175

  on Churchill, 16, 62, 75, 124, 224–5, 228, 301, 318–19

  division and aftermath, 306, 308–10, 318–19, 344–5, 350, 355, 358

  on Eden, 350, 355

  on Halifax, 198

  on Hitler, 177

  on Lloyd George, 402

  on London, occupation of, 150–1

  and NKVD, 16, 165

  on Norway Campaign, 148

  Norway Debate, 8, 264, 268–9, 278–9, 283, 287, 293

  on Operation ‘Weserübung’, 67, 68, 75

  on Operation ‘Wilfred’, 62

  on Simon, 358

  on Wilson, 402

  Man of Peace (Walker-Smith), 176

  Man Who Made the Peace: Neville Chamberlain, The (Hodgson), 17

  Manchester Guardian, 70, 187, 221, 242, 394

  Mandel, Georges, 212

  Margesson, Captain David, 295

  Churchill, relationship with, 230

  coalition government, formation of, 362–7, 408

  division, 303–4, 308–10, 316, 341, 357

  Harrow, studies at, 238

  and Norway Campaign, 184

  Norway Debate, 247–8, 250, 281, 288, 295–7

  Whips’ Office, 179

  Marlborough: His Life and Times (Churchill), 35

  Marquis, Frederick, 1st Earl of Woolton, 10, 222, 293, 395

  Martin, Kingsley, 151

  Mary of Teck, queen consort of United Kingdom, 319

  Masaryk, Tomáš, 182

  Masefield, John, 166

  Mashona, HMS, 94

  Mass Observation, 151, 211

  Massy, Lt General Hugh, 108, 111, 139

  Matabele, HMS, 94

  Maugham, Frederic, 1st Viscount Maugham, 166

  Maund, Captain Loben, 406–7

  ‘Maurice Force’, 99, 105, 109, 115, 118, 136, 142, 145–6, 150, 252, 281–3

  May, Theresa, 361

  McClure, Victor, 111

  Men at Arms (Waugh), 150

  Mersey, Viscount, see Bigham, Clive, 2nd Viscount Mersey

  Metcalfe, David, 201

  Metcalfe, Davina, 191, 196, 211

  Metcalfe, Lady Alexandra ‘Baba’, 190–216, 403–4, 410

  appearance and dress, 201

  ‘Baba’ nickname, 202

  Beaverbrook, relationship with, 351

  in Berlin, 203–4

  on Churchill, 206, 338, 350, 398

  division and aftermath, 309–10, 322–3, 325–6, 331, 332, 361, 368, 374

  Dorchester, residence at, 208–10, 269

  Duke of Windsor, relationship with, 181, 204

  Edward, marriage to, 202–4, 206

  Feversham, relationship with, 212

  Halifax, relationship with, 16, 18, 190–216, 280, 325–6, 331, 335–40, 368, 403–4

  Hoare, relationship with, 181

  Hore-Belisha, relationship with, 347

  at Little Compton, Gloucestershire, 190–91, 200, 213–16, 325, 335, 368

  Monckton, relationship with, 181, 201, 202

  Mosley, relationship with, 212

  and Norway Campaign, 207–8, 214–15

  Norway Debate, 8, 250, 265, 266, 269, 282, 283, 285, 288, 292, 325

  personal attributes, 201–2

  Simla, life in, 202–3

  Wilton Place residence, 325

  Metcalfe, Major Edward ‘Fruity’, 202–4, 211

  MI5, 180–81

  MI6, 181

  Mikalsen, Hjørdis, 141

  Military Coordination Committee (MCC), 62, 88, 112–15, 135–6, 378

  Miller, Webb, 279

  Ministry of Information, 44, 151, 181, 229, 377

  Minox camera, 6

  Misdeal (Nellie Romilly), 34

  Mitford, Jessica, 34

  Mitford, Nancy, 34

  Moir, Phyllis, 221

  Molyneaux, Lieutenant Richard, 226

  Monarch of Bermuda, 83

  Monckton, Walter, 151, 181, 201–2

  Montreal Standard, 259, 276, 284

  Moore-Brabazon, John, 5–7, 9, 19–20, 275

  Moorehead, Alan, 259

  Moran, Charles, 293, 327

  Morris-Jones, Henry, 263, 283, 357, 377

  Morrison, Herbert, 177, 204, 263, 279, 281–6, 301, 323, 331, 385

  Mosley, Diana, 201

  Mosley, Nicholas, 201, 208, 210, 212

  Mosley, Oswald ‘Tom’, 202, 212

  Mountbatten, Captain Louis, 141, 202, 214

  Munich Agreement (1938), 26, 166–7, 182, 184, 204, 367

  Munich Debate, 182, 184, 261

  Murrow, Ed, 148, 291

  Namier, Lewis, 15

  Namsen bridge, Namsos, 280

  Namsos, Norway

  bombing of, 96, 97, 98, 101–2, 117, 218

  ceasefire, 217–18

  Chasseurs Alpins, deployment of, 98, 211

  evacuation of, 79, 137–46, 148, 151, 153, 190, 207, 217–18, 231, 248, 252

  History Society, 129

  landings in, 6, 87, 90–102, 106, 117, 122, 123, 127, 135, 136

  and Mosjoën, operations in, 352

  and Norway Debate, 265, 267, 280, 283, 307

  and Trondheim, 85, 87–9, 99

  ‘Namsosed’, 96, 141, 218, 218

  Napoleon Bonaparte, 13, 69, 71

  Narvik, Norway, 17, 25, 33–4, 38, 70–71, 84, 123, 138, 207, 229, 282, 290, 352

  Operation ‘Wilfred’, 30, 38–47, 52, 55, 58, 61–3, 71, 79–80, 121, 301

  German invasion, 27–33

  First Battle of Narvik, 71, 72, 77, 85, 112

  Second Battle of Narvik, 86–7, 118, 128–9

  siege of Narvik, 126–7

  plans for assault, 231–2

  Norway Debate, 33–4, 264, 282, 290–91, 301

  assault postponed, 290–91, 352–3

  Nasjonal Samling, 48

  Nathan, Colonel Harry, 357

  Nelson, Vice Admiral Horatio, 46, 131, 241, 269

  New Statesman, 72, 263

  New Yorker, 402

  Newall, Air Marshal Sir Cyril, 39, 56

  Nicholson, Lt Colonel Cameron, 108–9

  Nicolson, Harold

  on Chamberlain, 169, 397–8

  on Churchill, 37, 75, 184, 320

  division and aftermath, 303, 309, 310, 320, 321, 343, 386, 391, 395, 397–8

  and ‘Glamour Boys’, 244

  on Halifax, 197, 321, 398

  as Information secretary, 401

  on Lloyd George, 10, 234

  on Maisky, 7–8

  on Namsos evacuation, 145

  Norway Debate, 259–60, 262–3, 265–71, 276, 278, 284, 287, 295–7, 299–300

  on Operation ‘Weserübung’, 67

  1940 (Thompson), 253

  Norge, 28

  Normanbrook, Lord, see Brook, Norman, 1st Baron Normanbrook

  Norway Campaign (1940)

  February

  Altmark incident, 44–7, 113

  Germans plan Operation ‘Weserübung’, 49

  March

  Hitler approves ‘Weserübung’, 52

  cancellation of Operation ‘Avonmouth’, 56–7, 58, 60

  April

  launch of Operation ‘Wilfred’, 58–65, 79

  cancellation of ‘R.4’, 80–82, 106, 109, 215, 301

  Germans launch Operation ‘Weserübung’, 27–33, 52, 63–4,
66–70, 77, 79, 82

  Romilly captured, 17, 27–30

  sinking of Blücher, 122

  Quisling takes power in Oslo, 68

  First Battle of Narvik, 71, 72, 77, 85, 112

  Churchill’s first statement, 73–6, 121

  debate over Trondheim attack, 83–5, 87–8, 99, 112, 301

  Second Battle of Narvik, 86–7, 118, 128–9

  division of convoy, 83, 88, 106

  landings at Namsos, 88–9, 90–100, 106

  landing at Harstad; Mackesy meets with Cork, 119–23

  meeting on Operation ‘Hammer’, 113–15

  Keyes presses for Trondheim attack, 130–31

  Trondheim attack fixed, 107

  landing at Åndalsnes, 108, 115

  Chiefs of Staff oppose ‘Hammer’, 115

  German bombing of Namsos, 100–102

  Churchill signals cancellation of ‘Hammer’, 117

  battle at Krogs Farm, 104–5, 144

  sinking of Cedarbank, 109

  battle near Lillehammer, 109–10

  Romilly flown to Germany, 127

  Gladiator Mark II fighters deployed, 111, 316

  siege of Narvik begins, 126–7

  Churchill meets with Chamberlain, 135–6

  Paget arrives in Åndalsnes, 109

  evacuation begins, 79, 137–42

  May

  HMS Afridi evacuates ‘Maurice Force’, 142, 217–18

  Chamberlain’s first statement, 147–8

  Germany takes Åndalsnes and Namsos, 143, 217–18

  sinking of Bison and HMS Afridi, 146, 220

  Churchill accuses Halifax of treason, 222

  sinking of Grom, 229

  deployment of Chasseurs Alpins, 229

  reconnaissance of Narvik peninsula, 230

  Churchill meets with Ljungberg, 230–31

  plans for assault on Narvik, 231–2

  HMS York berths at Gourock, 252

  bombing of Stavanger, 290

  Churchill meets with Paget, 290

  assault on Narvik postponed, 290–91

  operations in Mosjoën; assault on Narvik postponed, 352–3

  Auchinleck replaces Mackesy, 230, 291

  Norway Debate, 5–12, 82, 250–53, 259–311, 356

  All Party Action Group, 295–6

  Amery, 11, 103, 266, 270–76, 278, 281–2, 287, 291, 295–6, 298, 305, 310, 349

  Astor, 286, 296, 305, 306, 322

  Attlee, 264–5, 277, 281–2, 307

  Chamberlain, 11, 152, 157, 168, 189, 261–4, 273–9, 284–302, 316

  Channon, 263, 267, 284, 285, 288, 300, 302, 305, 307–9

  Churchill, 188, 226–8, 263–4, 269, 276, 288, 290–95, 298–302

  Cooper, 267, 268, 275, 305, 307, 308

  Cripps, 73–4

  Dalton, 278–9, 281, 283, 284, 301, 307, 315, 322

  Davies, 245, 247, 270, 272, 278, 295–6, 356

  division, 302–11

  Dunglass, 297, 305

  Diplomatic Gallery, 263, 268, 283

  Emrys-Evans, 298, 305

  FitzRoy, 260, 265–6, 267, 297

  Foot, 263, 278, 284, 285, 286, 288, 300, 306–7

  Halifax, 191, 215, 261, 265, 325

 

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