Churchill, Hitler, and 'The Unnecessary War'

How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World

De: Patrick J. Buchanan

Narrado por: Don Leslie

Were World Wars I and II - which can now be seen as a 30-year paroxysm of slaughter and destruction - inevitable? Were they necessary wars? Were the bloodiest and most devastating conflicts ever suffered by mankind fated by forces beyond man’s control? Or were they products of calamitous failures of judgment? In this monumental and provocative history, Patrick Buchanan makes the case that, if not for the blunders of British statesmen - Winston Churchill first among them - the horrors of two world wars and the Holocaust might have been avoided and the British Empire might never have collapsed into ruins.

Half a century of murderous oppression of scores of millions under the iron boot of Communist tyranny might never have happened, and Europe’s central role in world affairs might have been sustained for many generations.

Among the British and Churchillian blunders were:

• The vengeful Treaty of Versailles that mutilated Germany, leaving her bitter, betrayed, and receptive to the appeal of Adolf Hitler
• Britain’s capitulation, at Churchill’s urging, to American pressure to sever the Anglo-Japanese alliance, insulting and isolating Japan
• The greatest blunder in British history: the unsolicited war guarantee to Poland of March 1939 - that guaranteed the Second World War

Certain to create controversy and spirited argument, Churchill, Hitler and 'the Unnecessary War' is a grand and bold insight into the historic failures of judgment that ended centuries of European rule and guaranteed a future that no one who lived in that vanished world could ever have envisioned.

©2008 Patrick J. Buchanan (P)2008 Books on Tape

Beware, be very beware

The one thing to take away from this book is to be very aware that articulate politicians are not the best thinkers or leaders.

For Buchanan to accuse Churchill of being a raceist is interesting. Perhaps Buchanan should look at his own words, and his website.

A well written compelling analysis

Buchanan recounts recent history from a perspective quite different from what I held for many years. Although I had long appreciated the sins of revanche there it much more to consider. He sets out facts and credible interpretations. I have both read and listed to the book and highly recommend both versions.

The Most Important Book You Will Ever Read

A convincing and well-researched reappraisal of Churchill and the "good war". Information within will inspire you to ask further questions about the topic.

insightful and well written.

conclusuons that only look better with time, as I watch America walk off the same cliff Britain did before it.

Thought provoking and well researched

I was left with a better understsnding of the true effects of WW2 on the world.
The author paints a very telling picture of how war, an unnecessary war, can lead to the collapse of empires and the rise of despots.
There was a ton of citations supporting the authors position and he also provided counter arguments and challenged those positions with the cold and ruthless logic of someone who truly believes America has taken a wrong turn in its foreign policy.
I'm not as on board with the conservative mindset about preserving the country, however, it paints in my opinion, a very telling view of how the United States has taken on the same behavior that lead to the fall of the British Empire.

Study of Causes of WW1-2

This is an excellently researched and clearly written study of the causes of WW1 and WW2, which highlights Churchill’s leading role in causing both wars. He argues both wars were completely unnecessary for Great Britain, that both were in many respects precipitated by Churchill’s amorality and lack of judgment, and together they led to the downfall of the empire and untold suffering in Europe and around the world. He closes by noting how modern hero worship of Churchill is leading America to repeat his disastrous mistakes. A very different perspective on WW2 than most have probably heard.

red pil

Red pill your family and friends about the truth of Churchill with this book. honestly it is such an amazing book if you like being told the truth about history and not the Victor's truth of history.

Good, a different view on WW1 and WW2

I like how it shows the realpolitik perspective on the major events of the 20th century and explains the situations, the decisions by different sides and why led to them.
It illustrates how the different narratives played an important part in shaping public perception of the two world wars, however, the authors also have a certain narrative to push. Instead of lying out the events as they unfolded in a balanced way, the author repeatedly emphasizes the blunders by the west, UK and US during the previous century. The book could be more balanced, focusing more on historical perspective.
However it was very informational and shared a lot of tidbits I had no idea about. Was a difficult listen thought, took a few months to get through, as it a a heavy book.

The Most Vital History of the 20th Century

Everything the West has taught on the history of the 20th century has been so deceptively edited, that listening to this is perhaps one of the most nauseating and infuriating experiences I can recall.

God help us, if it is not too late, learn the lessons of history not only that we may not repeat the mistakes, but that we may repair what we have broken.

WWWII was truly unnecessary

Detailed yet well paced. Eye opening! We must learn the lesson of the over reaching British Empire that is right before our eyes.