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Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
My Darling Winston is an edited collection of the personal letters between Winston Churchill and his mother, Jenny Jerome, between 1881--when Churchill was just six--and 1921, the year of Jenny's death. Many of these intimate letters-- between two gifted writers--are published here for the first time, and the exchange of letters between mother and son has never before been published as a correspondence. A significant addition to the Churchill canon,...
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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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The mayor of London and former Spectator editor challenges popular misconceptions to assess Churchill's enduring influence on the world, discussing the many contradictions of his life and his considerable political and military achievements.
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English
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A portrait of Winston Churchill's extraordinary wife and her lesser-known role in World War II discusses her relationship with political mentor Eleanor Roosevelt, her role in safeguarding Churchill's health throughout key historical events and her controversial family priorities.
Author
Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
A biography of Churchill in honor of 50 years since his death, including previously unpublished photographs of artifacts in the Churchill Archive Centre; family pictures and private correspondence; telegrams, drafts of speeches, press cuttings and official papers; ephemera, like an early report card that describes him as "very bad--in constant trouble to everybody"; pictorial timelines; public correspondence and historical items given to him; and...
Publisher
Bloomsbury Continuum
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When Winston Churchill suffered most severely from his 'black dog' he took to painting in order to express the inexpressible. Throughout his life he would withdraw to paint. His paintings throw fascinating light upon his character and its vicissitudes and thus are key to understanding his personality as a great statesman. As fellow artist Sir Oswald Birley said of him: 'If Churchill had given the time to art that he has given to politics, he would...
Author
Publisher
Hambledon Press
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Draws on the World War II prime minister's writings as a war correspondent, journalist, and historian to explore how his early military experiences informed his subsequent decisions and helped him protect Europe in later conflicts.
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Series
Last lion (William Manchester) volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[1983-2012]
Language
English
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English
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"Bright, attractive and well-connected, in any other family the Churchill girls - Diana, Sarah, Marigold and Mary - would have shone. But they were not in another family, they were Churchills, and neither they nor anyone else could ever forget it. From their father - 'the greatest Englishman' - to their brother, golden boy Randolph, to their eccentric and exciting cousins, the Mitford Girls, they were surrounded by a clan of larger-than-life characters...
18) His finest hour
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Pub
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Catherwood offers a riveting and insightful reappraisal of the life and career of Winston Churchill.
19) Churchill
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English
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An acclaimed historian presents a revelatory look at the greatest statesman of the twentieth century... Soldier parliamentarian Prime Minister orator painter writer husband and leader - all of these facets combine to make Winston Churchill one of the most complex and fascinating personalities in history. As no biographer before him Paul Johnson applies a wide lens and an unconventional approach to show how Churchill's immense adaptability combined...
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