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From the bestselling author of Destiny of the Republic, this thrilling biographical account of the life and legacy of Wintson Churchill is a "nail-biter and top-notch character study rolled into one" (The New York Times).
At the age of twenty-four, Winston Churchill was utterly convinced it was his destiny to become prime minister of England. He arrived in South Africa in 1899, valet and crates of vintage wine in tow,...
At the age of twenty-four, Winston Churchill was utterly convinced it was his destiny to become prime minister of England. He arrived in South Africa in 1899, valet and crates of vintage wine in tow,...
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English
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A forty-year-old schoolteacher from Ohio still reeling from the tragedies of the Great War and the influenza epidemic comes into a modest inheritance that allows her to take the trip of a lifetime to Egypt and the Holy Land. Arriving at the Semiramis Hotel, site of the 1921 Cairo Peace Conference, she meets Winston Churchill, T. E. Lawrence, and Lady Gertrude Bell. With her plainspoken American opinions, she becomes a sounding board for these historic...
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Publisher
Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
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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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In 1943, as the war against Nazi Germany raged abroad, President Franklin Roosevelt wanted one thing: a face-to-face meeting with his allies Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill. This meeting of the Big Three would decide some of the most crucial strategic details of the war. Yet when the Nazis found out about the meeting, their own secret plan took shape-an assassination plot that would've changed history. The Nazi Conspiracy examines the great political...
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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.
10) Darkest hour
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In the midst of World War II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on against remarkable odds.
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Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Documents the top-secret guerilla campaign founded in London to orchestrate spectacular acts of sabotage against Hitler's war machine, profiling the six remarkable men behind the campaign and how they changed the course of World War II.
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