The Roar of the Lion - The Untold Story of Churchill's World War II Speeches

Describes the reactions to Churchill's wartime speeches, documenting that there was criticism and dissent as well as the perceived mass enthusiam by the people of Great Britain.

List of contents

• INTRODUCTION


• 1: THE EPITAPH OF CAPITALISM


• 2: WINSTON WILL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING


• 3: THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH ALL OVER AGAIN


• 4: IF HITLER INVADED HELL


• 5: HE'S NO SPEAKER, IS HE?


• 6: WHAT A WAR-TIME SPEECH SHOULD BE, I SUPPOSE


• 7: THROWING A TEMPERAMENT LIKE A BLOODY FILM STAR


• 8: HUSH, HUSH, HUSH, HERE COMES THE BOGY MAN


• CONCLUSION


• APPENDIX: LISTENING FIGURES FOR CHURCHILL'S SPEECHES


• INDEX

About the author

Richard Toye was born in Cambridge in 1973. He studied at the Universities of Birmingham and Cambridge, and is currently Professor of Modern History at the University of Exeter. His books include Lloyd George and Churchill: Rivals for Greatness (2007), Churchill's Empire: The World that Made Him and the World He Made (2010), and Rhetoric: A Very Short Introduction (2013, also published by Oxford University Press). He lives in Exeter with his wife and their two sons.

Summary

The essential book on Winston Churchill's classic World War II speeches - one that will change the way we think about Churchill's oratory forever.

Additional text

Toye weaves all this skillfully together to provide the most nuanced assessment yet of the impact of Churchill's rhetoric.[...] Highly recommended.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Toye, Richard (Professor of Modern History Toye, Toye Richard
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.01.2015
• EAN: 9780198715450
• ISBN: 978-0-19-871545-0
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 217 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book; European History, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Political leaders & leadership, 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), Political leaders and leadership, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater