Feature Why Chamberlain Really Fell Tony Corfield offers a provocative new interpretation of the events that brought Churchill to power in the spring of 1940. Tony Corfield | Published in History Today Volume 46 Issue 12 December 1996 The Second British Naval Action Off Narvik. 13 April 1940. Admiralty Official Collection/IWM/Wiki Commons. To continue reading this article you will need to purchase access to the online archive. Buy Online Access Buy Print & Archive Subscription If you have already purchased access, or are a print & archive subscriber, please ensure you are logged in. Please email digital@historytoday.com if you have any problems.