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African landings, 335;
    campaign in Italy, 391–2, 394, 481
    Clark Kerr, Sir Archibald ( later Baron Inverchapel), 300, 373, 382, 426
    Clausewitz, Karl Marie von, 63, 261–2
    Clay, Gen. Lucius, 572
    coal miners: disaffection and low morale, 278–9, 476
    Colfox, Maj. Sir Philip, 13
    Cologne: bombed, 247
    Colville, Lady Cynthia, 108
    Colville, Sir John (‘Jock’): papers, xxii, 144; on French retreat, 15; as WSC’s private secretary, 17, 54, 144; and Italy’s entry into war, 45; on maintaining British military presence in France, 51; and WSC’s sayings, 67; admires butterflies during Battle of Britain, 80; on Beaverbrook, 83; on WSC’s relations with king and queen, 86; and WSC’s self-criticism, 87; and WSC’s personal qualities, 89, 92; and WSC’s interest in news, 91; on WSC’s dictating style, 119; and WSC’s regrets over Greek venture, 136; on WSC’s independence of thought, 147; on popular distaste for Soviet Union, 154; and WSC’s view of Americans, 178; on WSC’s meeting with Roosevelt at Placentia Bay, 191; and WSC’s wish for US entry into war, 200; hears WSC’s broadcast on fall of Singapore, 238; trains as fighter pilot, 238; on worker disaffection, 276–7; visits sick WSC in Tunisia, 437; on WSC’s depression, 444; on WSC at Chequers, 449; on Kirkpatrick’s disparagement of SOE, 473; on WSC’s exhaustion, 479; on WSC’s leadership qualities, 491; on WSC’s diminishing authority among Allies, 495; on extravagant meals on Queen Mary en route for Quebec, 510; with WSC at second Quebec conference, 511; on WSC’s 1944 visit to Athens, 535–6; and WSC’s attachment to Smuts, 544; and WSC’s response to Attlee’s rebuke, 545; and WSC’s concern for Poland, 556; on WSC’s obstructiveness in old age, 565; and WSC’s reaction to emollient cable from Stalin, 566; on WSC’s move to religious faith, 570
    Combined Chiefs of Staff Committee (US-British), 232
    Commons, House of: WSC addresses, 12, 60, 63,381, 521, 544; harasses WSC, 208–9, 242; WSC demands votes of confidence, 236, 477, 529; censure motion on WSC, 309–10; welcomes WSC on return from Tehran, 439–40; affection for WSC, 520; anxiety over outcome of Yalta, 555; WSC’s respect for, 592
    communists: and Soviet entry into war, 155–6, 160; British party membership increases, 304; WSC opposes in Greek civil war, 525–33, 539; admired for efforts in war, 526; at Athens meeting with WSC, 537
    Compass , Operation, 121–2, 126
    Compton, Edmund, 83
    Coningham, Air Marshal Sir Arthur (‘Maori’), 317, 450
    Conservative Party: wariness of WSC, 8–9, 13; popular hostility to, 521–2, 578–9; WSC’s attitude to, 579–80; defeat in 1945 election, 589
    Cooper, Alfred Duff ( later 1st Viscount Norwich): as Minister of Information, 16; and WSC’s prescription for victory, 124; and newspaper reporting of code-breaking, 159; on dealing with Americans, 189; WSC rebukes for mocking Italians, 271; letter from Halifax on Conservative lack of social concern, 282; on Katyn massacre, 373
    Coral Sea, Battle of the (1942), 256
    Cork and Orrery, Admiral William Henry Dudley Boyle, 12th Earl of, 13
    Cossacks, 464
    Coulaudon, Emile, 459
    Cowan, Howard, 562
    Craigavon, James Craig, 1st Viscount, 70–2
    Craigie, Sir Robert, 213
    Craven, Sir Charles, 83
    Crete: proposed occupation by British, 19; German airborne assault on, 133–4; Greek expeditionary force evacuated to, 133; lost, 134–6; guerrilla activity and German reprials, 472
    Cripps, Sir Stafford: as ambassador in Moscow, 75, 153; submits proposals on post-war reconstruction, 86; and German invasion of Russia, 153; requests British troops to reinforce Red Army, 165; declines ministry of supply, 237; background and character, 242–3; in war cabinet as lord privy seal, 242; as potential successor to WSC, 243; mission to India,