Author: Winston ChurchillPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
A Roving Commission
Author: Winston ChurchillPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
My Early Life
Author: Winston ChurchillPublisher: Leo Cooper Books
ISBN: 9780850522570
Category : Prime ministers
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
This memoir was first published in 1930 and describes the author's school days, his time in the Army, his experiences as a war correspondent and his first years as a member of Parliament.
Churchill
Author: Paul AddisonPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199297436
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
During the Second World War, Winston Churchill won two resounding victories. The first was a victory over Nazi Germany, the second a victory over the legion of sceptics who had derided his judgement, denied his claims to greatness, and excluded him from high office on the grounds that he was sure to be a danger to King and Country. Churchill was the only British politician of the twentieth century to become an enduring national hero. The curious thing is that it happened at the age of 65, at a time when he was considered to be a spent force, with a track-record of disastrous decisions. All but the most hostile of his adversaries conceded that he possessed great abilities, remarkable eloquence, and a streak of genius. But it was almost universally agreed that he was a shameless egotist, an opportunist without principles or convictions, an unreliable colleague, an erratic policy-maker who lacked judgement, and a reckless amateur strategist with a dangerous passion for war and bloodshed. At one time or another in his career, he had offended every party and faction in the land, yet despite this he became the embodiment of national unity, an uncrowned king who threatened to eclipse the monarchy. In this incisive new biography, Paul Addison tells the story of Churchill's life in parallel with the history of his reputation. He seeks to explain why Churchill was transformed into a national hero, and why his heroic status has endured ever since in spite of the attempts of iconoclasts to debunk him. He argues that we are now in a position to reach beyond the mythology - both positive and negative - to see the real Winston Churchill, a warrior-statesman whose qualities were remarkably consistent through all the vicissitudes of his career.
Who's who Year-book for ...
Author: The Last Lion Box Set
Author: Paul ReidPublisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316247588
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 3008
Book Description
Universally acclaimed for their compelling narrative, their fresh insights, and their objective renderings of Winston Churchill's life, The Last Lion trilogy presents a revelatory and unparalleled portrait of this brilliant, flawed, and dynamic adventurer, aristocrat, soldier, and statesman. Born at the end of the 19th century when Imperial Britain still stood at the splendid pinnacle of her power, Churchill would witness the shift a few years later as the Empire hovered on the brink of a catastrophic new era. One of the greatest wartime leaders of our time, he would go on to stand alone, politically isolated in Parliament, as he took the lead in warning of the growing Nazi threat, and would lead Britain to victory against Nazi Germany and the Axis powers in World War II. Now, celebrated historian William Manchester's landmark biographies are collected together for the first time, along with the eagerly anticipated final installment Churchill's last years in power. More than thirty years in the making, The Last Lion is the definitive work on this remarkable man whose courageous vision guided the destiny of a nation during darkly troubled times-and who looms as one of the greatest figures of our century.
Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York
Author: New York (State). Legislature. AssemblyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Supplementary Catalogue of the Public Library of New South Wales, Sydney for the Years 1888-[1910] ...
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Author: Public Library of New South WalesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1182
Book Description
Annual Report of the Department of Labor of the State of Michigan
Author: Michigan. Bureau of Labor and Industrial StatisticsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Factory inspection
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Reports for 1897-1908 include the Report of inspection of factories, 5th-16th.
The Victoria University of Manchester
Author: University of ManchesterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
Author: Royal Society of Antiquaries of IrelandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Index of archaeological papers published in 1891, under the direction of the Congress of Archaeological Societies in union with the Society of Antiquaries.