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Working With Winston

Author : Cita Stelzer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781786695857

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Working With Winston by Cita Stelzer Pdf

To maintain the pace at which he worked as a parliamentarian, cabinet minister, war leader, writer and painter, Churchill required a vast female staff of secretaries, typists and others. For these women Churchill was an intimidating boss; he was a man of prodigious energy, who imposed unusual and demanding schedules on those around him, and who combined a callous-seeming disregard with sincere solicitude for their well-being. Churchill was no ordinary employer: he did not live by the clock on the office wall. He expected those who worked with and for him to live by that timetable. Despite these often unreasonable demands, Churchill inspired an enduring loyalty and affection amongst the women who worked for him. Drawing on the wealth of oral testimonies of Churchill's many secretaries held in the Churchill Archive in Cambridge, Cita Stelzer – author of Dinner with Churchill – brings to life the experiences of a legion of women whose stories have hitherto remained unpublished in journals and letters. In recapturing their memories of working for and with Churchill – of famous people met, of travels abroad, of taking dictation in non-air-conditioned aeroplanes, of working though whisky-fuelled nights – she paints an original and memorable biographical portrait of one of the twentieth century's iconic statesmen.

Winston Churchill by His Personal Secretary

Author : Elizabeth Nel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0595468527

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Winston Churchill by His Personal Secretary by Elizabeth Nel Pdf

"Elizabeth Nel served as Winston Churchill's personal secretary during World War II. The vivid and human details of her experiences, of her impressions and memories of that great man at the height of the conflict against Hitler, make this compelling reading. An epilogue about the subsequent life of Elizabeth Nel over the past 60 years brings the book up to date."--Book cover.

Working with Winston

Author : Cita Stelzer
Publisher : Pegasus Books
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1643135910

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Working with Winston by Cita Stelzer Pdf

An original and insightful look at Winston Churchill through the eyes of those who knew him best—the women who worked with him throughout his life. All politicians adopt a public persona that they believe contributes to electoral success. Though they might reflect the character of the politician, they reveal only a part of the man. What we know less about are the characteristics that Winston Churchill revealed when he was out of the public eye. Much has been written about Churchill, and of the important world leaders, politicians, high-ranking military personnel with whom he interacted. But Churchill also required a vast staff to maintain the intense pace at which he worked. When Churchill strode the world stage, the secretarial and support staff positions were inevitably filled by women. Though extraordinarily talented and valuable to Churchill and his work, these women remain unheralded. He was not an easy employer. He was intimidating, with never-ending demands who would impose his relentless and demanding schedules on those around him. And yet these women were devoted to him, though there were times in his political career in which he was decidedly unpopular. Many reflect upon their years working for him as the best years of their lives. Intelligent and hard-working, these women were far from sycophants. Just as Churchill was no ordinary Prime Minister, these women were not ordinary secretaries. Indeed, in today’s terms their titles would be much grander, as their work encompassed ultra-secret documents and decrypting and reading enemy codes. A treasure trove of insight and research, Working with Winston reveals the man behind the statesman and as well as brings long-overdue recognition to the “hidden army” that, like Churchill, was never off-duty.

Becoming Winston Churchill: The Untold Story of Young Winston and His American Mentor

Author : Michael McMenamin,Curt J. Zoller
Publisher : First Edition Design Pub.
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781506910536

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Becoming Winston Churchill: The Untold Story of Young Winston and His American Mentor by Michael McMenamin,Curt J. Zoller Pdf

Winston Churchill was only 20 when he met the man whom he credited, more than any other, with shaping him as a statesman and an orator. As Churchill wrote: “I regard his as the biggest and most original mind I have ever met. When I was a young man, he instantly gained my confidence and I feel that I owe the best things in my life to him.” That man was Bourke Cockran, a charismatic Irish-born Democratic Congressman from New York City, acclaimed by his peers as the greatest orator in the Gilded Age of politics. Following the death of Winston’s father, Lord Randolph in 1895, Cockran who as a widower, became the lover of Churchill’s mother, the beautiful American-born heiress Jennie Jerome, who persuaded Cockran to take her son under his wing. Churchill, Cockran, Randolph, Politics, British, Prime Minister, New York, Democratic Congressman, Young Life, Mentor, American

Winston Churchill

Author : Christopher Catherwood
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-30
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781538120835

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Winston Churchill by Christopher Catherwood Pdf

Winston Churchill has for decades been regarded as one of the greatest statesmen of the 20th century, not just in his home country Britain but in the USA as well, where he continues to be an inspiration to many to this day. In 2002 he was voted The Greatest Briton, and the 2016 movie The Darkest Hour continues his global iconic status as someone who stood up to tyranny in 1940, against all the odds, and prevailed. But while 1940 has deserved iconic status, Churchill’s 60 year political career saw as many downs as ups, disasters as well as triumphs, and had he died in 1939 he would, historians judge, have been seen as a failure not the hero he went on to become. So we need to see the whole of Churchill’s life to gain a proper perspective, and that is exactly what this book sets out to achieve Includes a detailed chronology of Churchill’s life, family, and work. The A to Z section includes the major events, places, and people in Churchill’s life. The bibliography includes a list of publications concerning his life and work. The index thoroughly cross-references the chronological and encyclopedic entries.

Rebels at Work

Author : Lois Kelly,Carmen Medina,Debra Cameron
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781491903919

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Rebels at Work by Lois Kelly,Carmen Medina,Debra Cameron Pdf

Ready to stand up and create positive change at work, but reluctant to speak up? True leadership doesn’t always come from a position of power or authority. By teaching you skills and providing practical advice, this handbook shows you how to engage your coworkers and bosses and bring your ideas forward so that they are heard, considered, and acted upon. Authors Carmen Medina and Lois Kelly—once rebels themselves—reveal ways to navigate your workplace, avoid common mistakes and traps, and overcome the fears that may be holding you back. You can achieve more success and less frustration, help your organization do better work, and—most important—find more meaning and joy in what you do.

Dinner with Churchill

Author : Cita Stelzer
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781453271612

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Dinner with Churchill by Cita Stelzer Pdf

This engaging biography invites readers to dinner with Winston Churchill and his political guests in the years surrounding WWII. A friend once said of Winston Churchill: “He is a man of simple tastes; he is quite easily satisfied with the best of everything.” But for Churchill, dinners were about more than good food, excellent champagnes, and Havana cigars. “Everything” included the opportunity to use the table both as a stage on which to display his brilliant conversational talents and as an intimate setting in which to glean gossip and diplomatic insights and to argue for the many policies he espoused over his long political career. In this riveting, informative, and entertaining account, Cita Stelzer draws on previously untapped material, diaries of guests, and a wide variety of other sources to tell of some of the key dinners at which Churchill presided before, during, and after World War II. An “acutely revealing” and eloquent look at one of Great Britain’s most impactful prime ministers, Dinner with Churchill offers delicious new insights into the food, cocktails, and conversations that shaped history (The Times Literary Supplement).

Churchill

Author : Winston Churchill
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780306821615

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Churchill by Winston Churchill Pdf

A collection of the best and most quoted speeches and writings of Nobel Prize-winner Winston Churchill Winston Churchill knew the power of words. In speeches, books, and articles, he expressed his feelings and laid out his vision for the future. His wartime writings and speeches have fascinated generation after generation with their powerful narrative style and thoughtful reflection. Martin Gilbert, Churchill's official biographer, has chosen passages that express the essence of Churchill's thoughts and describe-in his own inimitable words-the main adventures of his life and the main crises of his career. From first to last, they give insight into his life, how it evolved, and how he made his mark on the British and world stage.

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill

Author : William Manchester
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781447279600

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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill by William Manchester Pdf

Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-1940 is the second volume of the outstanding three volume The Last Lion, the ultimate Churchill biography from the award-winning historian, William Manchester. In this triumphant biography, William Manchester, contends that Churchill's lonely battle against appeasement, even more than his leadership in war, was the Last Lion's finest hour. Politically isolated in Parliament, sometimes jeered at and scorned when he warned of the growing Nazi threat, Churchill stood alone, a beacon of hope amid the gathering storm.

Young Titan

Author : Michael Shelden
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781451609929

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Young Titan by Michael Shelden Pdf

An account of the World War II prime minister's early career covers his contributions to building a modern navy, his experimentations with radical social reforms, and his lesser-known romantic pursuits.

Winston Churchill and Mackenzie King

Author : Terry Reardon
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781459705890

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Winston Churchill and Mackenzie King by Terry Reardon Pdf

Born just two weeks apart in 1874, Winston Churchill and William Lyon Mackenzie King took different paths to achieve their objective of a parliamentary career, Churchill through military exploits and King via academic excellence. When he became prime minister, King realized that Canada had to progress from a subservient position to an independent one. Thus, when the Second World War broke out, Canada's parliament made its own decision to be a participant. King had been highly critical of Churchill's vehement anti-Nazi stance in the 1930s. However, when Churchill became prime minister, King and Canada gave him whole-hearted support. King changed his opinion of Churchill, and this developed into almost hero worship as the war progressed. Not just a chronicle of the relationship between these two men during the 50 years they knew each other, this book also examines their influence on the progress of their countries during that period.

Churchill's Shadow: The Life and Afterlife of Winston Churchill

Author : Geoffrey Wheatcroft
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781324002772

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Churchill's Shadow: The Life and Afterlife of Winston Churchill by Geoffrey Wheatcroft Pdf

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A major reassessment of Winston Churchill that examines his lasting influence in politics and culture. Churchill is generally considered one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century, if not the greatest of all, revered for his opposition to appeasement, his defiance in the face of German bombing of England, his political prowess, his deft aphorisms, and his memorable speeches. He became the savior of his country, as prime minister during the most perilous period in British history, World War II, and is now perhaps even more beloved in America than in England. And yet Churchill was also very often in the wrong: he brazenly contradicted his own previous political stances, was a disastrous military strategist, and inspired dislike and distrust through much of his life. Before 1939 he doubted the efficacy of tank and submarine warfare, opposed the bombing of cities only to reverse his position, shamelessly exploited the researchers and ghostwriters who wrote much of the journalism and the books published so lucratively under his name, and had an inordinate fondness for alcohol that once found him drinking whisky before breakfast. When he was appointed to the cabinet for the first time in 1908, a perceptive journalist called him “the most interesting problem of personal speculation in English politics.” More than a hundred years later, he remains a source of adulation, as well as misunderstanding. This revelatory new book takes on Churchill in his entirety, separating the man from the myth that he so carefully cultivated, and scrutinizing his legacy on both sides of the Atlantic. In effervescent prose, shot through with sly wit, Geoffrey Wheatcroft illuminates key moments and controversies in Churchill’s career—from the tragedy of Gallipoli, to his shocking imperialist and racist attitudes, dealings with Ireland, support for Zionism, and complicated engagement with European integration. Charting the evolution and appropriation of Churchill’s reputation through to the present day, Churchill’s Shadow colorfully renders the nuance and complexity of this giant of modern politics.

Winston Churchill's Imagination

Author : Paul Kent Alkon
Publisher : Associated University Presse
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0838756328

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Winston Churchill's Imagination by Paul Kent Alkon Pdf

Although Churchill is a 1953 Nobel laureate in literature, his famous speeches have overshadowed his other writing. Winston Churchill's Imagination concentrates on key works in modes other than political rhetoric to show how Churchill engages readers with those words and ideas that are hallmarks of his imagination. Chapters take up his literary relationship with Lawrence of Arabia; Churchill's intense but little-known involvement with cinema in an essay on Charlie Chaplin and as a script writer and consultant in the 1930s for Alexander Korda's film studio; Churchill's evocation of paintings as templates for narrative in his first history and in his only novel; his imaginative engagement with science and science fiction; the depiction of time, duration, and alternative history in his biography of Marlborough; and Churchill's last testament in the realm of imagination, The Dream.

A Child of Books

Author : Oliver Jeffers
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780763690779

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A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers Pdf

A young reader introduces a boy to the many imaginative worlds that books bring to life.

All about Winston Churchill

Author : C. A. Crane
Publisher : All about
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 168157098X

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All about Winston Churchill by C. A. Crane Pdf

The All about biography series continues with four new additions, introducing readers to individuals whose contributions to the world made an impact on history. Illustrations.