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Winston Churchill, myth and reality : what he actually did and said /
"This book uncovers myths surrounding Winston Churchill to reveal what he really said and did about many issues. Churchill had two personas--one that thought deeply about the nature of humanity, and one that helped to solve seemingly intractable problems. In his many decades in public life, he...
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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company,
[2017]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 520 | |a "This book uncovers myths surrounding Winston Churchill to reveal what he really said and did about many issues. Churchill had two personas--one that thought deeply about the nature of humanity, and one that helped to solve seemingly intractable problems. In his many decades in public life, he made mistakes, but his faults were eclipsed by his virtues"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
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| 505 | 0 | |a Part 1. Youth -- "Chief leader of men" -- Jennie's indiscretions, Jack's parentage -- The menace of education -- What killed Lord Randolph? -- Part 2. Young statesman -- Votes for women -- The sinking of the Titanic -- The unpleasantness on Sidney Street -- "The sullen feet of marching men in Tonypandy" -- Ireland: "We could never have done anything without him" -- Part 3. World War I -- "All his war paint" -- The defense of Antwerp -- "What about the Dardanelles?" -- Losing the Lusi -- America and World War I -- Chemical warfare -- Part 4. Between the World Wars -- "Taking more out of alcohol" -- The Bolshevik menace -- Trial by Jewry -- The trouble with Mr. Gandhi -- Mussolini, lawgiver and Jackal -- Hitler as a "Great Contemporary" -- Part 5. World War II -- The voice they heard -- "Collar the lot" -- Torturous topics -- The bombing of Coventry -- The second front fracas -- Mad bomber -- Starving the Indians -- The brain in Spain was absent from the plane -- The destruction of Monte Cassino -- What to do about Auschwitz? -- Feeding the oppressed -- Part 6. Postwar years -- Spheres of influence -- Nuking Moscow -- Trouble 'n' strife -- On European union -- The common touch -- Appendix 1. Minor myths, fables and things that go bump in the night -- Appendix 2. Red herrings: mythological Churchill quotes -- Appendix 3. The Hillsdale College Churchill project. | |
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