Churchill: The Power of Words

Informationen zum Autor Sir Martin Gilbert CBE was Winston Churchill's official biographer, and a leading historian of the twentieth century. An honorary fellow at Merton College, Oxford, he was knighted in 1995 ‘for service to British history and international relations’. He died in 2015. Klappentext Winston Churchill understood and wielded the power of words throughout his six decades in the public eye. His wartime writings and speeches revealed both his vision for the future and his own personal feelings, fascinating generation after generation with their powerful style and thoughtful reflection. In this book Churchill's official biographer, Martin Gilbert, has skilfully selected 200 extracts from his entire oeuvre of books, articles and speeches that reflect his life story, career and philosophy. From intimate memories of his childhood to his contributions to half a century of debates on war and social policy, we see how Churchill used words for different purposes: to argue for moral causes; to advocate action in the national and international spheres, and to tell of his own struggles, setbacks and achievements. Martin Gilbert's informed choice of extracts and his illuminating explanations linking them together create a compelling biography of Churchill as recounted in the great man's own inimitable words. Zusammenfassung Winston Churchill understood and wielded the power of words throughout his six decades in the public eye. Martin Gilbert’s informed choice of extracts and his illuminating explanations linking them together create a compelling biography of Churchill as recounted in the great man’s own inimitable words. Inhaltsverzeichnis ENG

Product details

• Authors: Winston Churchill, Winston S. Churchill, Churchill Winston S., Martin Gilbert
• Assisted by: Martin Gilbert (Editor)
• Publisher: Bantam UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 08.05.2014
• EAN: 9780857501462
• ISBN: 978-0-85750-146-2
• No. of pages: 683
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 197 mm x 42 mm
• Series: Bantam (UK)
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Erinnerungen (div.) s.a. Einzelperson, Churchill, Winston, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Politics & government, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Politics and government, Biography: historical, political and military