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In Command of History: Churchill Fighting and Writing the Second World War
por Reynolds, David
- Usado
- Perto de Excelente
- Brochura
- first
- Condição
- Perto de Excelente
- ISBN 10
- 0465003303
- ISBN 13
- 9780465003303
- Livreiro
-
Webster, New York, United States
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Sobre este item
New York: Basic Books, 2007. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 6x1x9. 1st printing. An exceptional copy. 2007 Trade Paperback. 672 pp. Winston Churchill fought the World War II twice over-first as Prime Minister during the war, and then later as the war's premier historian. From 1948-54, he published six volumes of memoirs. They secured his reputation and shaped our understanding of the conflict to this day. Drawing on the drafts of Churchill's manuscript as well as his correspondence from the period, David Reynolds masterfully reveals Churchill the author. Reynolds shows how the memoirs were censored by the British government to conceal state secrets, and how Churchill himself censored them to avoid offending current world leaders. This book illuminates an unjustly neglected period of Churchill's life-the Second Wilderness Years of 1945-51, when Churchill wrote himself into history, politicked himself back into the prime-ministership, and delivered some of the most important speeches of his career.
Sinopse
Churchill fought the war twice over - as Prime Minister and again as its premier historian. In 1948-54 he published six volumes of memoirs which secured his reputation and shaped our understanding of the conflict to this day. Using the drafts and correspondence for The Second World War, David Reynolds opens our eyes to Churchill the author and to the research 'syndicate' on whom he depended. We see how the memoirs were censored by Whitehall to conceal secrets such as the codebreakers at Bletchley Park, and how Churchill himself censored them to avoid offending current world leaders. This book forces us to reconsider much received wisdom about the war and illuminates an unjustly neglected period of his life - the Second Wilderness Years of 1945-51, when Churchill, now over seventy, wrote himself into history, politicked himself back into Downing Street and delivered some of the most important speeches of his career.
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- Livreiro
- Yesterday's Muse Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 2337390
- Título
- In Command of History: Churchill Fighting and Writing the Second World War
- Autor
- Reynolds, David
- Formato/Encadernação
- Trade Paperback
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Perto de Excelente
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- 1st Printing
- Encadernação
- Brochura
- ISBN 10
- 0465003303
- ISBN 13
- 9780465003303
- Editorial
- Basic Books
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Data de publicação
- 2007
- Dimensão
- 6x1x9
- Palavras-chave
- MILITARY WORLD WAR II WWII
- X weight
- 26 oz
- Observação
- Pode ser um conjunto de vários volumes e exigir postagem adicional.
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