Churchill's War in Words
His Finest Quotes, 1939-1945
$28.72
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2017
Summary
Churchill’s War in Words transports the reader back to the storm-struck days of the Second World War. Focussing only on words used at the time, it reveals the way that Winston Churchill talked about the conflict in public and in private - and the way that he himself was viewed at the time by family, friends, politicians, military leaders, staff , voters, allies and enemies.Presented in chronological order and accompanied by short year-by-year introductions, the quotations convey afresh the fu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781904897361 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1904897363 |
| Author: | Jonathan Asbury |
| Publisher: | Imperial War Museum |
| Imprint: | Imperial War Museum |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 532g |
| Dimensions: | 165mm x 165mm |
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Critics Review
”[A] pleasantly prepared small-sized coffee table book. Heavily illustrated with photographs, the volume provides quotes by Winston Churchill drawn mostly from his speeches as well as observations and comments about him by friends (Violet Bonham Carter), members of parliament (Henry Channon, Harold Nicholson), cabinet ministers (Anthony Eden), members of his private staff (John Colville), and enemies (Josef Goebbels).“–Winston Churchill Blog
About The Author
Jonathan Asbury
Jonathan Asbury is the author of Secrets of Churchill’s War Rooms as well as the offi cial Churchill War Rooms guidebook, and guidebooks for HMS Belfast, IWM London, IWM North and IWM Duxford. He is a graduate of Churchill College, Cambridge - founded in honour of the wartime Prime Minister - and has enjoyed a life-long fascination with the way that the Second World War was won.
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