Více o knize
Winston Churchill was a soldier, writer, and politician and, after World War II, he became one of the world's greatest statesmen. But his reputation rests on his role as a war leader and, in particular, on the period between May 1940 and July 1941, when Britain stood alone against Nazi Germany. Since his death in 1965, a few dissenting voices have cast him as, among other things, an opportunist and war-monger. But, as flawed as he undoubtedly was, most modern historians and politicians still hold him in the highest regard. In order to gain a better understanding of this remarkable man, this book looks at some of the key moments in Churchill's life, including his role in the British Army's last cavalry charge in the Battle of Omdurman and his escape from a prisoner of war camp during the Boer War. It then focuses on those momentous times when Churchill's courage and force of character almost single-handedly dragged Britain back from the brink of defeat in World War II and onwards towards an eventual Allied victory.
Nákup knihy
Winston Churchill, Bill Price
- Jazyk
- Rok vydání
- 2009
- Vazba
- (měkká)
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- Titul
- Winston Churchill
- Podtitul
- War Leader
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autoři
- Bill Price
- Vydavatel
- Oldcastle Books
- Rok vydání
- 2009
- Vazba
- měkká
- Počet stran
- 160
- ISBN10
- 1842433229
- ISBN13
- 9781842433225
- Série
- Kategorie
- Štítky
- Historické téma, Politika, 20. století, Války, Druhá světová válka, Vzpomínky, Velká Británie, Politické teorie, Životopisy
- Anotace
- Winston Churchill was a soldier, writer, and politician and, after World War II, he became one of the world's greatest statesmen. But his reputation rests on his role as a war leader and, in particular, on the period between May 1940 and July 1941, when Britain stood alone against Nazi Germany. Since his death in 1965, a few dissenting voices have cast him as, among other things, an opportunist and war-monger. But, as flawed as he undoubtedly was, most modern historians and politicians still hold him in the highest regard. In order to gain a better understanding of this remarkable man, this book looks at some of the key moments in Churchill's life, including his role in the British Army's last cavalry charge in the Battle of Omdurman and his escape from a prisoner of war camp during the Boer War. It then focuses on those momentous times when Churchill's courage and force of character almost single-handedly dragged Britain back from the brink of defeat in World War II and onwards towards an eventual Allied victory.