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A war cabinet is a committee formed by a government in a time of war to efficiently and effectively conduct that war. It is usually a subset of the full executive cabinet of ministers, although it is
The Imperial War Cabinet on 22 Mar 1917
The Imperial War Cabinet in June 1918
War Cabinet meeting in Melbourne in 1943. Left to right: John Curtin, Sir Frederick Sheddon, Ben Chifley, 'Doc' Evatt, Norm Makin, and Arthur Drakeford
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, known as the 1st Baron Irwin from 1925 until 1934 and the 3rd Viscount Halifax from 1934 until 1944, was a British Conservative politician of the 19
War cabinet
…Chancellor of the Exchequer: Sir John Simon (National Liberal) Foreign Secretary: Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (Conservative) Secretary of State for War: Leslie Hore-Belisha (National Liberal…
Halifax in 1944
Statue of Lord Irwin at Coronation Park, Delhi
Lord Halifax with Hermann Göring at Schorfheide, Germany, 20 November 1937
Halifax and Winston Churchill in 1938. Note Halifax's artificial left hand, concealed under a black glove.