Churchill: A Life - Couverture souple

Gilbert, Martin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0749398264 ISBN 13 : 9780749398262

Editeur : Minerva, 1992

Synopsis

First published in 1991, this is a story of adventure. The author uses Churchill's personal letters and the recollections of his contemporaries, friends and enemies, to go behind the scenes of some of the stormiest and fascinating political events of our time revealing his qualities in peace and war, not least as an orator and a man of vision.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This edition of the highly acclaimed one-volume Churchill: A Life, is the story of adventure. It follows Winston Churchill from his earliest days to his moments of triumph. Here, the drama and excitement of his story are ever-present, as are his tremendous qualities in peace and war, not least as an orator and as a man of vision. Martin Gilbert gives us a vivid portrait, using Churchill's most personal letters and the recollections of his contemporaries, both friends and enemies, to go behind the scenes of some of the stormiest and most fascinating political events of our time, dominated by two world wars, and culminating in the era of the Iron Curtain and the hydrogen bomb.

Biographie de l'auteur

Sir Martin Gilbert is Winston Churchill's official biographer, and one of Britain's leading historians. His The Holocaust: The Jewish Tragedy is considered the classic work on the subject, and he is the author of more than sixty other books, including First World War, Second World War, Israel: A History, A History of the Twentieth Century, The Righteous, Auschwitz and the Allies and Jerusalem in the 20th Century.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Minerva
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0749398264
• ISBN 13: 9780749398262
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 1088
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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