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Darkest hour: how Churchill brought England back from the brink

By anthony , Churchill , Winston;McCarten

Book information

Publisher
HarperCollins;Harper Perennial
Year
2017
ISBN
9780062749529, 9780062749512, 9780062749543, 0062749528
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
673 kB (688869 bytes)
Edition
First edition
Pages
xii, 316 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ill
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

Presents an account of the period immediately following Winston Churchill's ascendancy to Prime Minister and how he met the challenges of the Blitzkrieg. Introduction -- 1 A house divided -- 2 The social wastrel -- 3 A leader falls -- 4 The Holy Fox -- 5 The great 'dictator' -- 6 Blood, toil, tears and sweat -- g 7 The worsening situation -- 8 Fear, doubts and pressures from within -- 9 Cabinet crisis and leadership -- 10 'Fight on the beaches'.

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