In late 1941 Winston Churchill lost his temper with his top generals over their disagreement in supplying Stalin with tanks and aircraft. Their obstruction caused a furious row at the heart of the British government.

The man who resolved it? General Hastings Pug Ismay, Churchill’s right hand man throughout the war, who later played an important role in the Partition of India and became Secretary General of the newly formed NATO.

Historian and former senior commander John Kiszely joins to discuss Ismay and Churchill, the Partition and we speculate as to how Ismay would have dealt with Donald Trump.

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Ismay: Soldier, Statesman, Diplomat, by John Kiszely

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