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Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A new biography of Winston Churchill, revealing how his relationships with the other great figures of his age shaped his own triumphs and failures as a leader. Winston Churchill remains one of the most revered figures of the twentieth century, his name a byword for courageous leadership. But the Churchill we know today is a mixture of history and myth, authored by the man himself. In Mirrors of Greatness, prizewinning historian David Reynolds reevaluates...
44) Churchill & son
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
We think we know Winston Churchill: the bulldog grimace, the ever-present cigar, the wit and wisdom that led Great Britain through the Second World War. Yet away from the House of Commons and the Cabinet War Rooms, Churchill was a loving family man who doted on his children, none more so than Randolph, his only boy and Winston's anointed heir to the Churchill legacy. Randolph may have been born in his father's shadow, but his father, who had been...
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.
Author
Series
Last lion (William Manchester) volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[1983-2012]
Language
English
51) Into the storm
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
This sequel to the award-winning film The Gathering Storm offers an intimate look at the making of a nation's hero, when Churchill was at his most commanding and effective. It shows how his prowess as a great wartime leader ultimately undermined his political career and threatened his marriage.
52) 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.
53) Churchill
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
His friend, colleague, and esteemed political foe Clement Attlee once memorialized Winston Churchill as "the greatest Englishman of our time - I think the greatest citizen of the world of our time." More than a half-century later, Churchill's life remains proof that a single individual can change the course of history for the better and make of life a blessed and noble thing, despite public and private trials too numerous to name. Who was this
...56) Darkest hour
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly appointed British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds.
Author
Publisher
BBC Audiobooks America
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
David Stafford, Ph.D. currently serves as Director of The Centre for the Study of the Two World Wars at the University of Edinburgh. Here, Stafford discusses the vital wartime relationship between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill.
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