February 11, 2020 BOOK REVIEW | Churchill’s Phoney War – A Study in Folly and Frustration Written by Neil Baird on February 11, 2020. Posted in Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Book Reviews, Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Naval, Ship World Features, Work Boat World Features. For most of the 1930s, Winston Churchill was an intensely frustrated man. He clearly saw the perils inherent in the rise of Hitler and Mussolini and was very wary of .. Read More