Churchill In His Own Words
Churchill (1874-1965) was one of the 20th centurys most charismatic and controversial characters. He escaped from capture as a prisoner of war in the Boer War, was a Nobel Prize-winning author and was twice prime minister. He is best remembered as the astute and powerful orator who inspired a battered Britain to victory against Nazi Germany during World War 2 and led the post-war, shattered nation to recovery.
Richard Langworth, co-chairman and editor of The Churchill Centre, has spent over 20 years researching Churchills written and spoken words. In Churchill in His Own Words, which is fully authorised by the Churchill Estate, Langworth has edited and annotated this library to make the definitive collection of Churchills words, thematically arranged. He also highlights the myriad quotations commonly mis-attributed to Churchill.
From his meetings with world leaders such as Roosevelt, de Gaulle and Stalin, his verbal engagements with Hitler and the Third Reich, to his wit and oratory on the floor of the Comm
Cild:
Paperback
Dil:
ENG
Müəllif:
Winston S. Churchill
Nəşriyyat:
Ebury
Səhifə sayı:
640
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