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Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
xxiv, 501 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Gilbert tells the intensely human story of Winston Churchill's profound connection to America, a relationship that resulted in an Anglo-American alliance that has stood at the center of international relations for more than a century. Churchill, whose mother, the daughter of a leading American entrepreneur, was born in Brooklyn in 1854, spent much of his seventy adult years in close contact with the United States. In two world wars, his was the main...
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xii, 516 pages, 8 pages of unnumbered plates : Illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Rose provides in this expansive literary biography an analysis of Churchill's writings and their reception (he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953 and was a best-selling author), and a chronicle of his dealings with publishers, editors, literary agents, and censors. The book also identifies an array of authors who shaped Churchill's own writings and politics: George Bernard Shaw, H. G. Wells, Margaret Mitchell, George Orwell, Oscar Wilde,...
Author
Publisher
Random House, Inc
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
14 CDs (18 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Eric Larson delivers a fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz. On Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons. It was up to Churchill to hold the country together and persuade...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
336 pages ; cm
Language
English
Description
"The first systematic, archive based examination of Churchill's World War II rhetoric as a whole, The Roar of the Lion considers his oratory not merely as a series of 'great speeches,' but as calculated political interventions which had diplomatic repercussions far beyond the effect on the morale of listeners in Britain. Considering his failures as well as his successes, the book moves beyond the purely celebratory tone of much of the existing literature...
50) Churchill & son
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"The intimate, untold story of Winston Churchill's enduring yet volatile bond with his only son, Randolph"--
Author
Publisher
Penguin Audio
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
8 CDs (600 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell, with a focus on the pivotal years from the mid-1930s through the 1940s, when their farsighted vision and inspired action in the face of the threat of fascism and communism helped preserve democracy for the world.
Author
Series
Second World War volume 2
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
c1949
Edition
Chartwell ed.
Physical Desc
xvi, 751 p. : maps, port. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
54) War dogs
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 25 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Shares the story of Winston Churchill's bond with his miniature poodle throughout World War II and beyond, providing quotes and depictions of the prime minister and his companion attending major campaigns and reconstruction efforts.
55) Churchill
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in + 1 course guidebook (ii, 71 pages ; 22 cm).
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of Sir Winston Churchill, prime minister of Great Britain during World War II.
56) Churchill
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 MP3 CD (4 hr., 45 min.) : digital
Language
English
Description
Johnson explores the complex and fascinating character of Winston Churchill--the soldier, orator, and statesman who shined brightest during Britain's darkest hours.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
288
Language
English
Description
Recounts Winston Churchill's second term as prime minister and his mission to win a lasting peace, waging war with both his closest colleagues and his most indispensable allies, the Americans, to persuade them to negotiate with the Soviets.
58) Nick of time
Author
Series
Nick McIver time adventure volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st St. Martin's Griffin ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 19
Physical Desc
x, 434 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nick McIver is no ordinary boy, fighting pirates, beating Nazis at their own game, and traveling through time.
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