Winston Churchill,9780789493187

Winston Churchill

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ISBN13: 9780789493187
ISBN10: 0789493187
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-04-14
Publisher(s): DK Publishing, Inc.
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Summary

Soldier, statesman, reformer, writer, painter, journalist, politician, pilot, wit, bon vivant, builder ... Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965) packed a dozen vocations and avocations into his 90 years -- a life so full of astonishing experiences and amazing accomplishments that it seems to belong more to the realm of fiction than fact. And yet all Churchill's other achievements pale in comparison with his performance as Prime Minister of a beleaguered Britain from 1940 to 1945 -- five years in which he, perhaps more than any other individual, saved Western Civilization from destruction. In Winston Churchill, James Humes -- who knew Churchill personally -- brilliantly captures the extraordinary life of this complex and often troubled leader. Book jacket.

Author Biography

James C. Humes served as speechwriter to four presidents and is currently Professor of Leadership and Language at the University of Southern Colorado in Pueblo, where he makes his home. Humes is the author of many books Humes is a Fellow of the Royal Society and in 1994 he was decorated with the Order of the British Empire -- rarely awarded to Americans -- by Queen Elizabeth II

Table of Contents

Preface 6(2)
Youth 1874-1892
8(12)
Soldier 1892-1899
20(14)
Reformer 1900-1910
34(12)
War Minister 1911-1921
46(12)
Conservative Chancellor 1922-1930
58(10)
Wilderness Prophet 1931-1939
68(14)
Britain Alone 1939-1942
82(18)
Partnership Against Tyranny 1942-1945
100(16)
Champion of Freedom 1945-1951
116(16)
Prime Minister Again 1951-1955
132(12)
World Symbol 1956-1965
144(8)
Photo Credits, Acknowledgements, Index 152

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