9780582031364: Churchill
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ISBN 10 : 0582031362 ISBN 13 : 9780582031364
Editeur : Pearson Education Limited, 1992

Synopsis

Churchill's lifetime (1874--1965) spans the climax and disintegration of the British Empire, and his triumphs and tragedies as a statesman are inseparable from those of the nation as a whole. Brilliant, flawed, and distrusted in his early career, he became, in the dark days of 1940, a national hero, whose indomitable self-confidence was a powerful force for survival. Yet out of victory came defeat: by 1955, eclipsed by the USA and the USSR, Britain seemed to be losing everything he had worked to preserve. For all Churchill's immense achievements, therefore, Keith Robbin's brilliant and succinct analysis is ultimately a study in failure: but it shows this awkward genius, in defeat as well as victory, to have been truly the symbol and mirror of his age.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Churchill's lifetime (1874--1965) spans the climax and disintegration of the British Empire, and his triumphs and tragedies as a statesman are inseparable from those of the nation as a whole. Brilliant, flawed, and distrusted in his early career, he became, in the dark days of 1940, a national hero, whose indomitable self-confidence was a powerful force for survival. Yet out of victory came defeat: by 1955, eclipsed by the USA and the USSR, Britain seemed to be losing everything he had worked to preserve. For all Churchill's immense achievements, therefore, Keith Robbin's brilliant and succinct analysis is ultimately a study in failure: but it shows this awkward genius, in defeat as well as victory, to have been truly the symbol and mirror of his age.

Revue de presse

'Keith Robbins's fine little book on Churchill, which offers students an admirable guide to his career.'

The Times Higher Education Supplement

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Éditeur
Pearson Education Limited
Date d'édition
1992
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0582031362
ISBN 13 
9780582031364
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
208
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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