【特集: 第二次世界大戦】
The World at War (1973–74) is a 26-episode British television documentary series chronicling the events of World War II.
この回だな- 2 "Distant War (September 1939 – May 1940)"
そーかいさん「ウィンストンの昼寝」
チェンバレンは、ハリファックスにバトンを渡したかったが、ハリファックスはいいわけをして固辞。それで、二番候補のチャーチルがその地位を襲うことになる。
E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
In May 1940, when the Chamberlain government fell and a coalition was to be formed there were two candidates for Prime Minister: Halifax and Winston Churchill. Halifax had the support of the great mass of the Conservative party, of the royal family, and was acceptable to the Labour party. His position as a peer was a merely technical barrier given the scale of the crisis. But at a meeting with Neville Chamberlain, at which Churchill was also present, Halifax did not press his claim, presumably recognising in Churchill a set of skills better suited to the challenge. Like Chamberlain he served in Churchill's cabinet, frequently exasperated by Churchill's style of doing business.
May 1940 War Cabinet Crisis
After Attlee and Greenwood left, Chamberlain turned to Churchill and asked: “Can you see any reason, Winston, why in these days a Peer should not be Prime Minister?” Churchill recognized this as a trap.
It would be difficult to say yes without saying frankly that he thought he himself should be the choice. If he said no, or hedged, he felt sure that Mr. Chamberlain would turn to Lord Halifax and say, “Well since Winston agrees I am sure that if the King asks me I should suggest his sending for you.
うーむ。
チャーチルはガリポリの大失敗のこともあり、一般に「無茶する人」と位置付けられていて、（上掲のごとく）チェンバレンは、ハリファックスにバトンを渡したかった由。
『英国王のスピーチ』史実に異議あり！【後編】
The World at War (1973–74) is a 26-episode British television documentary series chronicling the events of World War II.
この回だな- 2 "Distant War (September 1939 – May 1940)"
そーかいさん「ウィンストンの昼寝」
チェンバレンは、ハリファックスにバトンを渡したかったが、ハリファックスはいいわけをして固辞。それで、二番候補のチャーチルがその地位を襲うことになる。
E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
In May 1940, when the Chamberlain government fell and a coalition was to be formed there were two candidates for Prime Minister: Halifax and Winston Churchill. Halifax had the support of the great mass of the Conservative party, of the royal family, and was acceptable to the Labour party. His position as a peer was a merely technical barrier given the scale of the crisis. But at a meeting with Neville Chamberlain, at which Churchill was also present, Halifax did not press his claim, presumably recognising in Churchill a set of skills better suited to the challenge. Like Chamberlain he served in Churchill's cabinet, frequently exasperated by Churchill's style of doing business.
May 1940 War Cabinet Crisis
After Attlee and Greenwood left, Chamberlain turned to Churchill and asked: “Can you see any reason, Winston, why in these days a Peer should not be Prime Minister?” Churchill recognized this as a trap.
It would be difficult to say yes without saying frankly that he thought he himself should be the choice. If he said no, or hedged, he felt sure that Mr. Chamberlain would turn to Lord Halifax and say, “Well since Winston agrees I am sure that if the King asks me I should suggest his sending for you.
うーむ。
チャーチルはガリポリの大失敗のこともあり、一般に「無茶する人」と位置付けられていて、（上掲のごとく）チェンバレンは、ハリファックスにバトンを渡したかった由。
『英国王のスピーチ』史実に異議あり！【後編】
