In Search of Churchill

1997-02-01 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Martin Gilbert
Release : 1997-02-01
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 116/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis In Search of Churchill by : Martin Gilbert

Download or read book In Search of Churchill written by Martin Gilbert. This book was released on 1997-02-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Penetrating . . . beautifully rounds out and humanizes the character of the greatest statesman of the twentieth century. —San Francisco Chronicle "A multifaceted gem, sparkling with anecdotes and insights about the nature of biography, the challenges and rewards of historical research, and of course Winston Churchill." —Richmond Times-Dispatch "Everything about Winston Churchill is extraordinary. During his excavation of his subject, Martin Gilbert has discovered many gems. In this book he holds some of the most gorgeous jewels up to the light for us to admire." —The Spectator "Gilbert here gives us Churchill's vast humanity with the politics largely left out. Readers daunted by the 8,000-odd pages of the official life should start here. They will love it." —The Times (London) "The portrait of Winston Churchill is . . . vivid and painted with an affection and humour that rarely appear in the official biography." —London Daily Telegraph. "The work [Gilbert] has done puts all historians of the twentieth century, and all students of Churchill, incalculably in his debt." —London Sunday Telegraph

In Search of Churchill

1995-08-24 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Martin Gilbert
Release : 1995-08-24
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Download or read book In Search of Churchill written by Martin Gilbert. This book was released on 1995-08-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A portrayal of the prime minister and a look at "the Agatha Christie side of the historian's art."

Winston Churchill

2004 Great Britain

Author : Martin Gilbert
Release : 2004
Genre : Great Britain
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Book Rating : 182/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Winston Churchill written by Martin Gilbert. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1928, Winston Churchill seemed to be at the very height of his career. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer and when he spoke in the House of Commons, MPs of every party flocked to hear his oratory. The leadership of the all-powerful Conservative party seemed within his grasp. A year later, however, all had changed. The Conservatives themselves were defeated, and out of office, Churchill found himself at odds with the leadership, especially over the future of India. When the National Government was formed in 1931, Churchill was not asked to join it. Thereafter, though out on his own, Churchill's acute political sense, foresight and courage were undiminished. Fed with secret inside information by a small, brave band of men - some of them risking their careers to help him - Churchill consistently warned of the Nazi danger, even before the rise of Hitler. And once Hitler came to power, he stepped up his attacks on Britain's failure to rearm. His message was belittled by the Government, which fought him at every turn, even refusing him the right to broadcast. But Churchill never gave up. Despite all the Government's efforts, and as a result of Churchill's courage and perseverance, the British public came to realize the truth of his warnings; the bond was formed that was to be so vital in the years that followed, when Britain and Churchill stood together, but alone.

Churchill

2014-06-05 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Martin Gilbert
Release : 2014-06-05
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 264/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Churchill written by Martin Gilbert. This book was released on 2014-06-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A richly textured and deeply moving portrait of greatness” (Los Angeles Times). In this masterful book, prize-winning historian and authorized Churchill biographer Martin Gilbert weaves together the research from his eight-volume biography of the elder statesman into one single volume, and includes new information unavailable at the time of the original work’s publication. Spanning Churchill’s youth, education, and early military career, his journalistic work, and the arc of his political leadership, Churchill: A Life details the great man’s indelible contribution to Britain’s foreign policy and internal social reform. With eyewitness accounts and interviews with Churchill’s contemporaries, including friends, family members, and career adversaries, it provides a revealing picture of the personal life, character, ambition, and drive of one of the world’s most remarkable leaders. “A full and rounded examination of Churchill’s life, both in its personal and political aspects . . . Gilbert describes the painful decade of Churchill’s political exile (1929–1939) and shows how it strengthened him and prepared him for his role in the ‘hour of supreme crisis’ as Britain’s wartime leader. A lucid, comprehensive and authoritative life of the man considered by many to have been the outstanding public figure of the 20th century.” —Publishers Weekly “Mr. Gilbert’s job was to bring alive before his readers a man of extraordinary genius and scarcely less extraordinary destiny. He has done so triumphantly.” —The New York Times Book Review

Churchill

2012-06-05 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Winston Churchill
Release : 2012-06-05
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 559/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Churchill written by Winston Churchill. This book was released on 2012-06-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gilbert, a renowned historian and official biographer of Churchill, selects 100 of the finest writings and speeches by Churchill. These express the leader's thoughts and describe the main adventures and crises of his life coupled with Gilbert's commentary.

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