Download or read book Churchill written by Nigel Knight and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assesses Winston Churchill's political career. This book challenges the sentimental image of the great wartime leader and argues that Churchill's impact on Great Britain was, in fact, consistently disastrous. It also covers Churchill's time as pre-war Chancellor and his contradictory economic policies.
Download or read book Churchill written by Christopher Catherwood and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A richly visual examination of the most revered Briton in history, from his birth at Blenheim Palace, to his inspirational wartime leadership, to his final years as a grand old man of world politics. Winston Churchill, whose nine decades spanned the early era of cavalry charges to the nuclear age, has been voted the greatest Briton. With his keen historical perspective and analytical mind, he was quick to oppose Hitler and thus played a seminal part in ensuring the survival of Britain--and arguably Western democracy itself. Churchill had his disasters and blind spots (the Gallipoli campaign, the creation of Iraq, India), but his achievements assure his place in posterity. This illustrated portrait, complete with 160 painstakingly researched photographs, artworks, speeches, and letters sourced from the family archives at Cambridge, provides insight into every facet of this remarkable man: the outspoken public figure, the powerful orator, the loving husband and father, the enthusiastic painter, and even the sportsman.
Download or read book The Eccentric Mr Churchill written by Jacob F. Field and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2019-07-18 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating and highly entertaining book contains little-known anecdotes, facts and details from the life of Winston Churchill who, in 2002, was voted the Greatest Briton of all time.
Download or read book Winston Churchill written by Dominique Enright and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: InWinston Churchill: The Greatest Briton,Dominique Enright weaves a beguiling biographical mantle around this often daunting colossus, interweaving her narrative with examples of his legendary wit, using a wealth of anecdotes from those who knew him, as well as quotations from his speeches and writings. In doing so, she shows Churchill to have been not merely a great war captain and an intensely brave, able, and inspiring leader, but also a man of great compassion and overwhelming humanity.
Download or read book The Greatest Briton written by Jeremy Havardi and published by Shepheard-Walwyn. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considered one of the most controversial figures in modern history—highly revered by some and heavily criticized by others—Winston Churchill is defended in this collection of essays covering a variety of topics throughout his life. Arranged in chronological order to show his life and career in context of 20th-century world history, these short essays are both detailed and analytical while still being highly accessible for a general audience. Each essay answers a specific historical question about Churchill and argues that not only should he be remembered for his domestic policy alongside his wartime achievements but that he also anticipated a number of issues and debates facing the world today.
Download or read book Churchill written by Christopher Catherwood and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Treasures of Winston Churchill, the greatest Briton Winston Churchill has recently been voted the greatest Briton. His nine decades spanned from the era of cavalry charges to the nuclear age, and he was active in both.
Download or read book Winston Churchill written by Kurt Thomas and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-01-24 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winston Churchill: The political career of the greatest Briton Churchill is known all over the world for the speeches he gave, his sharp wit, his humorous observations, and most importantly, for being one of the greatest British statesman to ever have lived. Having led his country during the Second World War as Prime Minister, and due to his ability to make strategic political decisions and inspire hope and courage in the people of his country, Churchill has often been called the greatest Briton - by his own nation. This book navigates in detail the political career of Winston Churchill, the reasons that motivated him to take the actions that he took, and what makes him a man worth reading about, even fifty years after his death. Find out interesting facts about his life that you would never have guessed. For instance, did you know that Churchill was once a prisoner of war? Did you know that he was a talented painter? That he won the Noble Prize for...Literature? Take a journey through the circumstances of Churchill's life, and peek into his political career and the various controversies that surrounded him in every action that he took.
Download or read book The Eccentric Mr Churchill written by Jacob F Field and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating and highly entertaining book contains little-known anecdotes, facts and details from the life of Winston Churchill, the 'man of the century' who, in 2002, was voted the Greatest Briton of all time. As well as providing a new insight into the epochal historical events that Churchill was a part of, it documents some of the lesser known moments of his life, as well as intriguing facts about how he lived and worked, his friends and enemies, loves and hates. Did you know that: - Churchill invented the 'belly band' around cigars? - A duck-billed platypus - named Winston - was sent from Australia to join Churchill's menagerie at Chartwell? - He escaped from a POW camp during the Second Boer War? - He was a handy bricklayer in his spare time? These and many more extraordinary facts are detailed in this book. It will provide even the Churchill aficionado with another perspective on the great man, who remains a figure of fascination for millions worldwide.
Download or read book Churchill written by Christopher Cathewood and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a record of the life and (many) works of Winston Churchill; soldier, writer, politician and leader.
Download or read book Churchill 1874 1965 written by Michael O'Mara Books UK and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is anbsp;unique dossier celebrating the life of the legendary leader, capturing some of the landmark moments in his lengthy career with a fascinating collection of facsimile documents and a fully illustrated account of his life. The dossier includes accurate color facsimiles of private letters and notes, significant official documents, photographs, and other archive material.
Download or read book British Legends written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-02 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures of Churchill and important people, places, and events in his life. *Includes a list of Churchill's greatest quotes. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "Winston Churchill led the life that many men would love to live. He survived 50 gunfights and drank 20,000 bottles of champagne...And of course, by resisting Hitler, he saved Europe and perhaps the world." - Mark Riebling in "Churchill's Finest Hour." Was he "the greatest human being ever to occupy 10 Downing Street" ? Or a man whose "brilliant but unsound judgement resulted in detrimental consequences for Britain and for the world." ? Nearly 50 years after his death, debate still rages over Sir Winston Churchill's contribution to history. Indeed, now that wartime nostalgia has mostly washed away, in Britain in particular the views on Churchill are more divergent than ever. On one point though, the biographers and historians remain unanimous: Churchill led an astonishing life as a soldier, world statesman, historian and Noble Prize Laureate. When he died at 90 in 1965, one of the most important figures in modern history had left the stage. From providing some of the 20th century's greatest soundbytes to successfully navigating Great Britain to victory in World War II against great odds, Churchill was at the forefront of global events for decades, becoming one of the most influential Britons in history. In 2002, he was named the Greatest Briton of All Time, and 40 years earlier he was the first person to be made an Honorary Citizen of the United States. Churchill will forever be most associated with World War II, but his life was far more adventurous and complex than that, and these other aspects of the man are often overlooked and overshadowed. British Legends: The Life and Legacy of Winston Churchill details Churchill's life and career, while humanizing the young child who was both aristocrat and hellion, and the young man who had to overcome a speech impediment to become one of the 20th century's most dazzling orators. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events in his life, you will learn about Sir Winston Churchill like you never have before, in no time at all.
Download or read book 274 Things You Should Know about Churchill written by Patrick Delaforce and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Winston Churchill was undoubtedly the greatest leader of the Second World War, and unarguably the greatest Briton of his age. Born at the height of British imperial power and twice elected Prime Minister, he galvanized the British people and their allies to resist the onslaught from both Nazi Germany and Japan. In doing so, henbsp;became the architect of the destruction of these unquestionably evil empires. Because—or in spite—of his numerous and varied successes, Churchill was also a full-bloodied human being, with all of the foibles, attitude, distemper, pig-headedness, and conceit that are so often the shadows of such greatness.nbsp;This masterful chronicle is at oncenbsp;a many-sided work, a great source of anecdotes and memories, an insight intonbsp;Churchill's larger-than-life personality, a record of his often caustic yet brilliant wit, andnbsp;above all, a document of his remarkable and inestimable contribution to the modern world. Patrick Delaforce's previous books includeMonty's HighlandersandChurchill's Secret Weapons.
Download or read book ECCENTRIC MR CHURCHILL written by JACOB F. FIELD and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Churchill written by Ian S Wood and published by G2 Entertainment. This book was released on 2015-10-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Winston Churchill, voted the greatest Briton of all time, died 50 years ago on January 24th 1965. Born on November 30th 1874, he entered Parliament in 1900 and dominated political life for over half a century until his retirement in 1955. His leadership of the British people in the Second World War (when he was Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945) was in inspiration to them and the free world and remains a period of defining historical importance. His career would have been a significant one even had he not become Prime Minister in 1940 (as he also won the Nobel Prize for Literature) and he went on to play a major political role for another ten years after 1945 serving again as the country's premier from 1951 to 1955.
Download or read book Winston Churchill written by Christopher Catherwood and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-03-30 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winston Churchill has for decades been regarded as one of the greatest statesmen of the 20th century, not just in his home country Britain but in the USA as well, where he continues to be an inspiration to many to this day. In 2002 he was voted The Greatest Briton, and the 2016 movie The Darkest Hour continues his global iconic status as someone who stood up to tyranny in 1940, against all the odds, and prevailed. But while 1940 has deserved iconic status, Churchill’s 60 year political career saw as many downs as ups, disasters as well as triumphs, and had he died in 1939 he would, historians judge, have been seen as a failure not the hero he went on to become. So we need to see the whole of Churchill’s life to gain a proper perspective, and that is exactly what this book sets out to achieve Includes a detailed chronology of Churchill’s life, family, and work. The A to Z section includes the major events, places, and people in Churchill’s life. The bibliography includes a list of publications concerning his life and work. The index thoroughly cross-references the chronological and encyclopedic entries.
Download or read book Churchill written by Norman Rose and published by I.B. Tauris. This book was released on 2009-05-15 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winston Churchill (1874-1965) is often proclaimed as the greatest Briton in history and one of the world's eminent leaders. Born into a dazzling political family, Churchill was awkward and eccentric as a young man but flourished in the army, where he served in the North West Frontier, Sudan and during the Second Boer War as a successful war correspondent. As a politician he was brash and petulant, but succeeded in holding most of the major offices of state, acting as Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer as well as First Lord of the Admiralty and Secretary of State for War. On the resignation of Neville Chamberlain in 1940, Churchill became Prime Minister and led Britain through one of its darkest moments. Charismatic and adventurous, egotistical, visionary and unconventional, Churchill was an enigma. Achild of his time, his paradoxical lifespanned two world wars and the rise and fall of the Victorian British Empire. His death marked the end of a British era. In this, the definitive biography, Norman Rose brilliantly illuminates the man behind the myth, producing a fresh, balanced, and incisive portrait of an extraordinary life and the legacy that remains undimmed to this day.
Download or read book Winston Churchill written by Robin Neillands and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Winston Spencer Churchill, a man who a huge majority in England believe to be the greatest Briton of them all. Churchill was a soldier, journalist, author, public speaker, member of Parliament and Cabinet minister in a variety of posts, including two stints as prime minister. His fame comes primarily from his role as wartime leader of Great Britain during World War II, but the roots of his courage, statesmanship, and breadth of vision can be found in a long life of service to his country and to the ideals of western liberty and democracy. Historian Robin H. Neillands traces the remarkable journey of a man who raised the alarm and rallied the Allies to victory over evil. - Jacket.
