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The splendid and the vile, a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the Blitz, Erik Larson

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The splendid and the vile, a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the Blitz, Erik Larson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 927-943) and index

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individual biography

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maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The splendid and the vile

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1129180345

Responsibility statement

Erik Larson

Sub title

a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the Blitz

Summary

Draws on personal diaries, archival documents and declassified intelligence in a portrait of Winston Churchill that explores his day-to-day experiences during the Blitz and his role in uniting EnglandOn Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, Hitler waged a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons. It was up to Churchill to hold the country together and persuade President Franklin Roosevelt that Britain was a worthy ally, willing to fight to the end. Larson shows how Churchill taught the British people "the art of being fearless."--Adapted from back cover

Table Of Contents

Bleak expectations -- The rising threat -- A certain eventuality -- Dread -- Blood and dust -- The Americans -- Love amid the flames -- One year to the day -- Epilogue. As time went by

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