Step By Step Political Writings 1936-1939 [Hardcover]

In the years following the great depression, with Germany rearming and the rise of fascism across Europe being met with a policy of appeasement from the Democratic countries, Winston Churchill stood as a rare voice in the wilderness, warning of the dangers to come.

Now available in theBloomsbury Revelationsseries to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two,Step By Stepis a powerful collection of Churchill's newspaper writings in the years before the outbreak of war. Including his writings on the inadequacy of Britain's navy, the dramas of the Spanish Civil War, the influence of the Soviet Union and the alliance between Hitler and Mussolini, the book is a powerful demonstration of Churchill's political foresight and the power of his writing.

Preface
Foreword
1936
1. Britain, Germany and Locarno (March 13th)
2. Stop It Now! (April 3rd)
3. Where Do We Stand? (April 17th)
4. How Germany Is Arming (May 1st)
5. Our Navy Must Be Stronger (May 15th)
6. Organise Our Supplies (May 29th)
7. How to Stop War (June 12th)
8. Why Sanctions Failed (June 26th)
9. Dusk Approaches (July 13th)
10. The Spanish Tragedy (August 10th)
11. Keep Out of Spain (August 21st)
12. Enemies to the Left (September 4th)
13. A Testing Time For France (September 18th)
14. An Object Lesson From Spain (October 2nd)
15. The Communist Schism (October 16th)
16. Gathering Storm (October 30th)
17. In Mediterranean Waters (November 13th)
18. Germany and Japan (November 27th)
19. The Pledge of France (December 11th)
20. Mr Baldwin's Revival (December 28th)
1937
21. No Intervention in Spain (January 8th)
22. How to Meet the Bill (January 22nd)
23. Europe's Peace (February 5th)
24. France Faces A New Crisis (February 19th)
25. Germany's Claim for Colonies (March 5th)
26. Rebuilding the Battle Fleet (March 22nd)
27. Can The Powers Bring Peace to Spain? (April 2nd)
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