Most fun is, logically-founded, to offer alternatives to conventional wisdom. So, for example, always look at what did not happen.

Duncan Sandys, Churchill’s son-in-law, did all the dirty deeds (Sandys-storm), took odium, yet never wrote his memoirs. Many lesser folk did, like Maudling (Minister of Supply who chopped V.1000/VC7). Why not?

1. In 1938 DS had been anti-Appeasement when (RAB) Butler had been pro-.
2. Shinwell, 1919 convicted Bolshevik, the Labour Minister of Defence had launched so many 1951 aircraft and GW, contracted into production by Minister of Supply DS. All well done…except Manny’s vision was blurred by drift, Spec shortfall, budget overrun on DS’ watch (Hunter, for example, chosen by US as founding kit for new Luftwaffe…who had to settle for 300 CL-13A/B Sabres.)
3. Chancellor of the Exchequer Macmillan, 1955-56, saw the Defence budget as unaffordable – “it is breaking our back…we get no defence from it”…but who bore much responsibility for that? 1951-52 Minister of Defence Churchill, icon for all Tory candidate MPs; 1952-54 Minister of Defence Alexander, hero, ex-Monarchs’ right hand as Governor General of Canada, with/for whom Macmillan and CAS Dickson had worked in Italy, 1944; and 1954-55 Minister of Defence Macmillan; and 1951-54 Minister of Supply DS.
4. When Eden tottered, Mac rather than RAB for PM would be better for DS. So he took the flak, Mac the credit for releasing money so the electorate never had it so good by the 1959 Election, protected by the (not at all) Independent Deterrent. An aura of governing competence. Wholly undeserved. Best not try to write it up.