Churchill: The Life An authorised pictorial biography

Name: Churchill: The Life
Author: Max Arthur

Auteur: Max Arthur

Taal: Engels

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Auteur: Max Arthur

Engels
Paperback
9781788400022
31 oktober 2017
272 pagina's

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'Evocative pictures of Churchill pack this fascinating biography' - The Mail on Sunday Together with his unique selection of images, acclaimed historian Max Arthur's evocative and insightful narrative text gets to the core of Winston's character, using his own words and those of some of those closest to him, to provide a comprehensive study of the man and his life. This is a stunning tribute to a remarkable man. When Winston Spencer Churchill was born in 1874, no one could have predicted the path that lay ahead. But, as it turned out, from Winston's undistinguished academic career to his front-line experiences as a soldier and journalist whether in India, Sudan or Cuba, and during the Boer War or in the trenches of World War I; through his unparalleled political career with all its ups and downs; to his 'finest hour' leading Britain during World War II, he was never to be far from the world's attention. Now the boy, the soldier, the writer, the orator, the politician, the statesman and the family man are all brought to life in this absorbing illustrated book, now newly published in paperback. Featuring both letters to 'Mama' from the homesick - but rebellious - schoolboy and telegrams to Stalin, it highlights some of the most gripping communications from the Churchill Archives. Facsimiles of hand-annotated speech notes are paired with fascinating memorabilia, such as the poster for the reward for his capture during the Boer War, a specimen of one of his infamous cigars, a favourite gramophone record and his Parliamentary despatch box. This book also showcases pictures from his family photograph collection, providing a more intimate portrait of Churchill the husband, the family man and even Churchill the animal lover. Exhaustively researched, Churchill: The Life includes previously unpublished images - such as Winston as a cadet at Harrow and his casket's final journey into Bladon cemetery - as well as rare images of him as a baby and specially shot artefacts from family archives.

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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 31 oktober 2017
Aantal pagina's: 272
Illustraties: Nee

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Hoofdauteur: Max Arthur
Hoofduitgeverij: Octopus Publishing Group

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Editie: 1
Product breedte: 201 mm
Product hoogte: 28 mm
Product lengte: 253 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 202 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 252 mm
Verpakking lengte: 252 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 1140 g

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EAN: 9781788400022

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Categorieën: Mens & Maatschappij

Biografieën & Waargebeurd

Geschiedenis

Politiek

Oorlogen

Politieke ideologieen

Politieke structuur

Tweede Wereldoorlog

Nationalisme

Politieke leiders & Leiderschap

Politiek

Militaire geschiedenis

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Taal: Engels
Boek, ebook of luisterboek?: Boek
Beschikbaarheid: Leverbaar
Periode: Tweede Wereldoorlog

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