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"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers a fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz On Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000...
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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With unequaled authority and dramatic detail, the first volume of Charles Moore's authorized biography of Margaret Thatcher reveals as never before the early life, rise to power, and first years as prime minister of the woman who transformed Britain and the world in the late twentieth century.
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English
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A portrait of Winston Churchill's extraordinary wife and her lesser-known role in World War II discusses her relationship with political mentor Eleanor Roosevelt, her role in safeguarding Churchill's health throughout key historical events and her controversial family priorities.
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"With unequaled authority and dramatic detail, the first volume of Charles Moore's authorized biography of Margaret Thatcher reveals as never before the early life, rise to power, and first years as prime minister of the woman who transformed Britain and the world in the late twentieth century. Moore has had unique access to all of Thatcher's private and governmental papers, and interviewed her and her family extensively for this book. Many of her...
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English
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. “Unarguably the best single-volume biography of Churchill . . . A brilliant feat of storytelling, monumental in scope, yet put together with tenderness for a man who had always believed that he would be Britains savior.” Wall Street Journal. In this landmark biography of Winston Churchill based on extensive new material, the true genius of the man, statesman and leader can finally be fully seen and understood--by the...
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Charles Moore's masterful and definitive biography of Britain's first female prime minister reaches its climax with the story of her zenith and her fall. How did Margaret Thatcher change and divide Britain? How did her model of combative female leadership help shape the way we live now? How did the woman who won the Cold War and three general elections in succession find herself pushed out by her own MPs? Charles Moore's full account, based on unique...
16) The journey
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Random House, Inc
Pub. Date
p2010
Language
English
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair offers his insights into his life and unparalleled political career. Becoming prime minister in 1997, Blair would spend ten years leading his country. Though his time in power may be considered by some as controversial, Blair's journey nonetheless exemplifies the complexity of global politics.
17) Churchill & son
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Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"The intimate, untold story of Winston Churchill's enduring yet volatile bond with his only son, Randolph"--
18) The last lion, Winston Spencer Churchill: volume 1 :visions of glory. 1874-1932 / William Manchester
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Last lion (William Manchester) volume 1
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Dell
Pub. Date
1989.
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English
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Describes the early life and political career of the British prime minister.
19) For the record
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Former Prime Minister David Cameron presents a memoir on his life in and out of British politics.
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