Churchill at War 1940 1945

Zusatztext Not only is it Churchill who emerges as a full and rich human character from these diaries. Lord Moran! met! with Churchill! all the great men of the Western Alliance! watched them! and pinned them down in his pages. Whether he is discussing Stalin or Bernard Baruch! he always has something new! something wise! something memorable to say.' - Saturday Review; 'This is Churchill in his slippers! off-guard. But how little history would tell us if its great figures were shown only in their public attitudes!' - Daily Express; 'It will be long before the controversy over this astonishing book dies down; and when it does! its record as a portrait of a great spirit will stand out even more clearly. Informationen zum Autor Lord Moran was awarded the MC during the Battle of the Somme during WWI! became doctor to Churchill in 1940! and in 1945 published his classic book on men under the stress of war! The Anatomy of Courage. Klappentext A collection of telling extracts from the diaries of Churchill's doctor! Lord Moran. With a new introduction by Lord Moran's son. B/w illus. Zusammenfassung A memoir of Winston Churchill, containing extracts from the candid diaries of Churchill's doctor, friend and confidant, Lord Moran. It reveals Churchill's character and conduct, showing how he faced up to the war years and the burden of his responsibilities with extraordinary resolution.

Product details

• Authors: Baron Charles McMoran Wilson Moran, Kevin J Moran, Lord Moran, Lord Kevin J Moran
• Publisher: Robinson Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 24.10.2002
• EAN: 9781841196084
• ISBN: 978-1-84119-608-4
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 200 mm x 133 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, British & Irish history, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Biography: historical, political and military, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater