Meeting Churchill
A Life in 90 Encounters
$25.55
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
3 December 2024
Summary
This insightful portrait of Winston Churchill delves beyond well-known political events, incorporating perspectives from various individuals who encountered him throughout his life. From Bletchley Park codebreakers to Hollywood stars, Harold Wilson to Gandhi, these lesser-known interactions reveal glimpses of the man behind the legend.
We meet Churchill the mischievous schoolboy with a penchant for singing obscene songs, and Churchill the elder statesman shedding a tear in the House o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781405962551 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1405962550 |
| Author: | Sinclair McKay |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 3 December 2024 |
| Weight: | 264g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 24mm |
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“Anecdotally rich … McKay’s sparkling prose and expert mining of archival material results in a memorable study of a city.” ―Publishers WeeklyonBerlin: Life and Death in the City at the Center of the World “McKay’s rich narrative and descriptive gifts provide us with an elegant yet unflinching account of that terrible night… to be recommended as a very readable and finely crafted addition to the literature on one of modern history’s most morally fraught military operations.” ―Wall Street Journal onThe Fire and the Darkness: The Bombing of Dresden, 1945
About The Author
Sinclair McKay
Sinclair McKay is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Meeting Churchill, Berlin, Dresden, The Secret Life of Bletchley Park, The Secret Listeners, Bletchley Park Brainteasers and Secret Service Brainteasers. He is a literary critic for the Telegraph and the Spectator and lives in London.
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