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Author
Series
Second World War volume 3
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1950
Language
English
Description
The history, begun with "The Gathering Storm" and continued with "Their Finest Hour," now bradens its sweep and reaches a climax with Pearl Harbor and the historic Christmas of 1941 at the White House.
Author
Language
English
Description
"At age twenty-four, Winston Churchill was utterly convinced it was his destiny to become prime minister of England one day, despite the fact he had just lost his first election campaign for Parliament. He believed that to achieve his goal he must do something spectacular on the battlefield. Despite deliberately putting himself in extreme danger as a British Army officer in colonial wars in India and Sudan, and as a journalist covering a Cuban uprising...
5) Darkest hour
Series
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly appointed British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds.
"Academy Award� winner Gary Oldman gives a "towering performance" (Richard Lawson, Vanity Fair) in acclaimed director Joe Wright's soaring drama Darkest Hour. As Hitler's forces storm across the European landscape and close...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c1983-<c1988 >
Language
English
Description
The long-awaited second volume of the best Churchill biography reveals the true portrait of this ambitious world leader. Discussion centers on the alarm he sounded about the terrible plot being hatched inside Hitler's deranged mind. Two 8-page photos inserts.