Churchill. Biography
29.99 €
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Churchill. Biography
29.99 €
"Churchill" by Martin Gilbert is not only an extremely valuable historical work, but also a fascinating narrative. Before us passes the entire life of Winston Churchill from early childhood: struggles and failures, moments of supreme triumph and bitter defeats, the excitement of his private life, the extraordinary abilities of orator, politician and even visionary, manifested throughout his career in both peace and war years.
Martin Gilbert creates a vivid portrait, relying on Churchill's personal correspondence from the family archive, memories of contemporaries - employees, friends and adversaries. The reader is given the background to the grand political events of the twentieth century, an era marked by two world wars and culminating in the Cold War and the nuclear standoff between the great powers.
"My aim is to present in these pages a full and complete picture of Churchill's political and private life. His career is the subject of countless books and articles, in which he is sometimes judged condescendingly, if not harshly. It is my intention
provide a balanced assessment based on his actual thoughts, deeds, achievements, beliefs and refute many of the misunderstandings that exist.
The vast array of surviving lifetime materials has enabled me to offer the reader an almost complete collection of facts about Churchill's life, to reproduce almost every episode to which he was involved, to present his true intentions and actions as well as his own words, arguments and thoughts."
Martin Gilbert
Martin Gilbert creates a vivid portrait, relying on Churchill's personal correspondence from the family archive, memories of contemporaries - employees, friends and adversaries. The reader is given the background to the grand political events of the twentieth century, an era marked by two world wars and culminating in the Cold War and the nuclear standoff between the great powers.
"My aim is to present in these pages a full and complete picture of Churchill's political and private life. His career is the subject of countless books and articles, in which he is sometimes judged condescendingly, if not harshly. It is my intention
provide a balanced assessment based on his actual thoughts, deeds, achievements, beliefs and refute many of the misunderstandings that exist.
The vast array of surviving lifetime materials has enabled me to offer the reader an almost complete collection of facts about Churchill's life, to reproduce almost every episode to which he was involved, to present his true intentions and actions as well as his own words, arguments and thoughts."
Martin Gilbert
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