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The wit & wisdom of Winston Churchill The wit & wisdom of Winston Churchill Winston S. Churchill,James C. Humes,Nixon, Richard M. An extremely entertaining compendium of bon mots, anecdotes, and trivia about Winston Churchill from a leading Churchill lecturer and performer -- useful for speakers, students, of history, and World… OL134272W
The Grand Alliance The Grand Alliance Winston S. Churchill One of the most fascinating works of history ever written, Winston's Churchill's monumental The Second World War is a six-volume account of the struggle of the Allied powers in Europe against Germany… OL134296W
The hinge of fate The hinge of fate Winston S. Churchill One of the most fascinating works of history ever written, Winston's Churchill's monumental The Second World War is a six-volume account of the struggle of the Allied powers in Europe against Germany… OL134297W
Their finest hour Their finest hour Winston S. Churchill One of the most fascinating works of history ever written, Winston's Churchill's monumental The Second World War is a six-volume account of the struggle of the Allied powers in Europe against Germany… OL134317W
"To keep the British Isles afloat" "To keep the British Isles afloat" Thomas Parrish An inside look at the work and adventures of Harry Hopkins and Averell Harriman in the creation of history's most remarkable international partnershipAfter the fall of France in June 1940, London bec… OL15056492W
Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat John Lukacs On 13 May 1940, Winston Churchill stood before the House of Parliament to deliver his first speech as prime minister. German troops were advancing across Europe; Neville Chamberlain’s government had … OL155629W
Churchill Churchill John Lukacs "John Lukacs has spent a lifetime considering the complex personality and statesmanship of Winston Churchill. In previous books Lukacs told the story of Churchill's titanic struggle with Adolf Hitler… OL155630W
Five Days in London, May 1940 Five Days in London, May 1940 John Lukacs The days from May 24 to May 28, 1940 altered the course of the history of this century, as the members of the British War Cabinet debated whether to negotiate with Hitler or to continue the war. The … OL155635W
Churchill Churchill Ashley Jackson "Winston Churchill attracted far more criticism alive than he has since his death. He was, according to Evelyn Waugh, 'always in the wrong, surrounded by crooks, a terrible father, a radio personalit… OL16158246W
The Last Lion The Last Lion William Manchester Spanning the years 1940 to 1965, The Last Lion: Defender of the Realm begins shortly after Winston Churchill became prime minister—when Great Britain stood alone against the overwhelming might of Naz… OL16811593W
Churchill's war lab Churchill's war lab Taylor Downing Analyzes the role of Churchill's passion for military history in shaping his wartime innovations and strategies, offering insight into his unique leadership style and patronization of radical new ide… OL19948260W
No more champagne No more champagne David Lough "Meticulously researched by a senior private banker now turned historian, No More Champagne reveals for the first time the full extent of the iconic British war leader's private struggle to maintain … OL20015405W
All behind you, Winston All behind you, Winston Roger Hermiston Roger Hermiston tells the story of the men and women who steered Britain through its darkest hour, showing how they helped to win the Second World War, and how they laid the foundations of the New Je… OL20849134W
Churchill - The Young Warrior, 1914-1918 Churchill - The Young Warrior, 1914-1918 John Harte xi, 335 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm OL21140588W
Churchill's Folly Churchill's Folly Christopher Catherwood A scholar and adviser to Tony Blair's government analyzes how Churchill created the artificial monarchy of Iraq after World War I, thereby forcing together unfriendly peoples under a single ruler. Us… OL2208170W
Eisenhower and Churchill Eisenhower and Churchill James C. Humes Although born and raised more than an ocean apart, Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill--the two titans of the greatest generation--led remarkably parallel lives whose paths would intersect during… OL2668171W
The big three The big three Robin Edmonds Examines the three leaders, Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin, who were tempered in peacetime by personal and political adversity for their wartime rules. OL2952173W
Churchill's Bodyguard Churchill's Bodyguard Tom Hickman Walter H. Thompson was Churchill's bodyguard from 1921 until 1945, brought back from retirement at the outbreak of war. Tom Hickman's authorised biography draws heavily on extracts from a manuscript … OL3157600W
General Eisenhower on the Military Churchill General Eisenhower on the Military Churchill Alistair Cooke "What man could better have evaluated the military mind of Winston Churchill than the man who shared with him the momentous decisions of war - Dwight D. Eisenhower. In this conversational reminiscenc… OL537053W
Franklin and Winston Franklin and Winston Jon Meacham,Jon Meecham The most complete portrait ever drawn of the complex emotional connection between two of history's towering leaders Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill were the greatest leaders of the Greatest … OL6032793W
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