His Finest Hour

Author : Christopher Catherwood
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781510720312

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Who was Winston Churchill? Even fifty years after his death, he is one of the most iconic figures in British history. As a young man he was a maverick journalist; his many positions in politics before 1940 marked him as a courageous but foolhardy man. Yet it is Churchill’s record in war, which has recently been questioned, that confirms his genius as a military commander and national leader—someone who understood the dangers of Nazi Germany before 1939 and someone uniquely capable to lead the empire through the turmoil of the Second World War. Christopher Catherwood argues that it was Churchill’s stand in 1940-41 that saved Britain and that only he was able to bring together the allies that eventually defeated Hitler in 1945. Catherwood has produced a challenging yet lively reassessment of the life and career of Winston Churchill, lion of British history and flawed hero.

Author : David Neuhaus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Bicycle racing
ISBN : 1931382492

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His Finest Hour by David Neuhaus Pdf

Ralph, hoping to impress the local bicycle racing team, uses his secret rocket engine in a race against his friend Dudley, but afterwards only Dudley is asked to join the team.

Author : Winston Churchill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940
ISBN : OCLC:1003296342

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Their Finest Hour by Winston Churchill Pdf

Author : Tim Clayton,Philip R. Craig
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2002-02-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780684869315

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Finest Hour by Tim Clayton,Philip R. Craig Pdf

This book recreates the tensions and uncertainties of the events of 1940.

Author : Graham Stewart
Publisher : Quercus Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-05
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 184724193X

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His Finest Hours by Graham Stewart Pdf

Sometime around 1750, English entrepreneurs unleashed the astounding energies of steam and coal, and the world was forever changed. The emergence of factories, railroads, and gunboats propelled the West's rise to power in the nineteenth century, and the development of computers and nuclear weapons in the twentieth century secured its global supremacy. Now, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, many worry that the emerging economic power of China and India spells the end of the West as a superpower. In order to understand this possibility, we need to look back in time. Why has the West dominated the globe for the past two hundred years, and will its power last? Describing the patterns of human history, the archaeologist and historian Ian Morris offers surprising new answers to both questions. It is not, he reveals, differences of race or culture, or even the strivings of great individuals that explain Western dominance. It is the effects of geography on the everyday efforts of ordinary people as they deal with crises of resources, disease, migration, and climate. As geography and human ingenuity continue to interact, the world will change in astonishing ways, transforming Western rule in the process. Deeply researched and brilliantly argued, Why the West Rules—for Now spans fifty thousand years of history and offers fresh insights on nearly every page. The book brings together the latest findings across disciplines—from ancient history to neuroscience—not only to explain why the West came to rule the world but also to predict what the future will bring in the next hundred years.

Author : Martin Gilbert,Imperial War Museum (Great Britain)
Publisher : Andre Deutsch Limited
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0233004432

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Churchill at War by Martin Gilbert,Imperial War Museum (Great Britain) Pdf

Depicts Winston Churchill as a man deeply committed to his country, noting his efforts to connect with everyday people as well as other world leaders, rally his troops, and contribute to the defeat of Nazism.

Author : Michael J. Tougias,Casey Sherman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501106835

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The Finest Hours by Michael J. Tougias,Casey Sherman Pdf

The 1952 Coast Guard mission to save the crews of two oil tankers that were torn in half by the force of one of New England's worst nor'easters.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:464132476

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Great War Speeches by Anonim Pdf

Author : Winston Churchill
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547682592

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Their Finest Hour (Complete Edition) by Winston Churchill Pdf

This eBook edition of "Their Finest Hour" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Their Finest Hour covers the period in World War 2 after the fall of France when Britain stood alone, with victorious Germany and Italy engaged in mortal attack upon them, with Soviet Russia a hostile neutral actively aiding Hitler, and Japan an unknowable menace. Churchill labeled the "moral of the work" as follows: "In War: Resolution, In Defeat: Defiance, In Victory: Magnanimity, In Peace: Goodwill"

Author : David Owen
Publisher : Haus Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781910376591

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Cabinet's Finest Hour by David Owen Pdf

In May 1940, the British War Cabinet debated over the course of nine meetings a simple question: Should Britain fight on in the face of overwhelming odds, sacrificing hundreds of thousands of lives, or seek a negotiated peace? Using Cabinet papers from the United Kingdom’s National Archives, David Owen illuminates in fascinating detail this little-known, yet pivotal, chapter in the history of World War II. Eight months into the war, defeat seemed to many a certainty. With the United States still a year and half away from entering, Britain found itself in a perilous position, and foreign secretary Lord Halifax pushed prime minister Winston Churchill to explore the possibility of a negotiated peace with Hitler, using Mussolini as a conduit. Speaking for England is the story of Churchill’s triumph in the face of this pressure, but it is also about how collective debate and discussion won the day—had Churchill been alone, Owen argues, he would almost certainly have lost to Halifax, changing the course of history. Instead, the Cabinet system, all too often disparaged as messy and cumbersome, worked in Britain’s interests and ensured that a democracy on the brink of defeat had the courage to fight on.

Author : Winston S. Churchill
Publisher : RosettaBooks
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780795311468

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Their Finest Hour by Winston S. Churchill Pdf

The second volume in the WWII history “written with simplicity, lucidity, and gusto” by the legendary leader and Nobel Prize winner (The New York Times). In Their Finest Hour, Winston Churchill describes the invasion of France and a growing sense of dismay in Britain. Should Britain meet France’s desperate pleas for reinforcements or conserve their resources in preparation for the inevitable German assault? In the book’s second half, entitled simply “Alone,” Churchill discusses Great Britain’s position as the last stronghold against German conquest: the battle for control of the skies over Britain, diplomatic efforts to draw the United States into the war, and the spreading global conflict. Their Finest Hour is part of the epic six-volume account of World War II told from the viewpoint of a man who led in the fight against tyranny, and enriched with extensive primary sources including memos, letters, orders, speeches, and telegrams, day-by-day accounts of reactions as the drama intensifies. Throughout these volumes, we listen as strategies and counterstrategies unfold in response to Hitler’s conquest of Europe, planned invasion of England, and assault on Russia, in a mesmerizing account of the crucial decisions made as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

Author : Catherine Grace Katz
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 9780358117858

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The Daughters of Yalta by Catherine Grace Katz Pdf

"The story of the fascinating and fateful "daughter diplomacy" of Anna Roosevelt, Sarah Churchill, and Kathleen Harriman, three glamorous young women who accompanied their famous fathers to the Yalta Conference with Stalin in the waning days of World War II"--

Author : Winston Churchill
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 677 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-16
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547668350

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Their Finest Hour by Winston Churchill Pdf

Their Finest Hour covers the period in World War 2 after the fall of France when Britain stood alone, with victorious Germany and Italy engaged in mortal attack upon them, with Soviet Russia a hostile neutral actively aiding Hitler, and Japan an unknowable menace. Churchill labeled the "moral of the work" as follows: "In War: Resolution, In Defeat: Defiance, In Victory: Magnanimity, In Peace: Goodwill"

Author : Martin Gilbert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1308 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1350113700

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Winston S. Churchill by Martin Gilbert Pdf

"This volume starts with the outbreak of war in September 1939 and ends with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. In it, Martin Gilbert reveals not only how each decision was reached, but what influences lay behind it, whether of individuals or of information reaching Churchill from the most secret source of British Intelligence. Drawing on a remarkable diversity of material, including the War Cabinet and other Government records, as well as Churchill's own archive, the diaries and letters of his private secretariat, and the recollections of those who worked most closely with him, Martin Gilbert reveals the full extent of Churchill's personal contribution to every aspect of the struggle. On the day Hitler invaded Poland, Churchill, aged sixty-four, had been out of office for ten years. Two days later, on 3 September 1939, he became First Lord of the Admiralty, in charge of British naval policy and at the center of war direction. On 10 May 1940 he became Prime Minister, leading his nation during a time of grave danger and setbacks. His first year and a half as Prime Minister included the Dunkirk evacuation, the fall of France, the Battle of Britain, the Blitz, the Battle of the Atlantic, the struggle in the Western Desert, and Hitler's invasion of Russia. By the end of 1940, Britain under Churchill's leadership had survived the onslaught and was making plans to continue the war against an enemy of unlimited ambition and ferocious will. One of Churchill's inner circle said: "We who worked with Churchill every day of the war still saw at most a quarter of his daily tasks and worries." Martin Gilbert has pieced together the whole, setting in context much hitherto scattered and secret evidence, in order to give an intimate and fascinating account of the architect of Britain's 'finest hour'"--Bloomsbury collection.

Author : Martin Gilbert
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 1356 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : NWU:35556019504216

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Finest Hour by Martin Gilbert Pdf