Winston Churchill
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Second world war volume 2
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'After the first forty days we were alone, with victorious Germany and Italy engaged in a mortal attack upon us, with Soviet Russia a hostile neutral actively aiding Hitler, and Japan an unknowable menace.' Churchill's history of the Second World War is, and will remain, the definitive work. Lucid, dramatic, remarkable for its breadth and sweep and for its sense of personal involvement, it is universally acknowledged as a magnificent historical reconstruction...
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Second world war volume 4
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Churchill's history of the Second World War is, and will remain, the definitive work. Lucid, dramatic, remarkable for its breadth and sweep and for its sense of personal involvement, it is universally acknowledged as a magnificent historical reconstruction and an enduring work of literature. This is the fourth volume of Churchill's own abridgement of his original six-volume history of the Second World War.
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"Winston Churchill: Quotable Wisdom reveals the great leader's unparalleled eloquence; his insights about war, politics, and humanity; and his often-scathing wit. Best remembered for leading his country through the dark days of World War II, Churchill inspired the world with powerful, soaring rhetoric that still stirs us today."--Publisher's website.
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"In The Age of Revolution - the third volume of Churchill's history - Churchill charts the rise of Great Britain as a world power and the long rivalry with France, the shadow of the French Revolution, the rise of Napoleon and his defeat at Waterloo. The volume also covers the rise of the American colonies, their triumphant overthrow of British rule in the War of Independence and the first great generation of American leaders: Washington, Adams and...
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Covers the high Victorian era of Palmerston, Gladstone and Disraeli, an age of free trade and imperialism as the British spread to Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Meanwhile the fledgling republic in America endured the great crisis of the Civil War to take its first steps on the road to becoming a world superpower.
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Churchill's history of the Second World War is, and will remain, the definitive work. Lucid, dramatic, remarkable for its breadth and sweep and for its sense of personal involvement, it is universally acknowledged as a magnificent historical reconstruction and an enduring work of literature. This is the third volume of Churchill's own abridgement of his original six-volume history of the Second World War.
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This work portrays the life of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (1874-1965) through 200 extracts from his speeches to Parliament and to the public, as well as his books and newspaper and magazine articles. Presented in chronological order with brief introductions giving background and context, the extracts reflect his wide-ranging interests and involvement in national and world events as both observer and participant. Churchill's broadcast...
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"As first lord of the admiralty and minister for war and air, Churchill stood resolute at the center of international affairs. In this classic account, he dramatically details how the tides of despair and triumph flowed and ebbed as the political and military leaders of the time navigated the dangerous currents of world conflict. Churchill vividly recounts the major campaigns that shaped the war: the furious attacks of the Marne, the naval maneuvers...