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The Churchill factor : how one man made history / Boris Johnson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA), 2014.Description: 390 p., 16 plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781594633027 (hardcover)
  • 1594633029 (hardcover)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 941.084/092
LOC classification:
  • 322 DA 566.9 C563J 2014
Contents:
Introduction: A dog called Churchill -- The offer from Hitler -- The non-Churchill universe -- Rogue elephant -- The Randolph factor -- No act too daring or too noble -- The great dictator -- He mobilised the English language -- A proper human heart -- My darling Clementine -- The making of John Bull -- 'The most advanced politician of the time' -- No glory in slaughter -- The ships that walked -- The 100-horsepower mental engine -- Playing roulette with history -- An icy ruthlessness -- The wooing of America -- The giant of the shrunken island -- The cold war and how he won it -- Churchill the European -- Maker of the modern Middle East -- The meaning of his name today -- The Churchill factor.
Summary: The mayor of London and former Spectator editor challenges popular misconceptions to assess Churchill's enduring influence on the world, discussing the many contradictions of his life and his considerable political and military achievements.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) 322 DA 566.9 C563J 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000112554

Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-375) and index.

The mayor of London and former Spectator editor challenges popular misconceptions to assess Churchill's enduring influence on the world, discussing the many contradictions of his life and his considerable political and military achievements.

Introduction: A dog called Churchill -- The offer from Hitler -- The non-Churchill universe -- Rogue elephant -- The Randolph factor -- No act too daring or too noble -- The great dictator -- He mobilised the English language -- A proper human heart -- My darling Clementine -- The making of John Bull -- 'The most advanced politician of the time' -- No glory in slaughter -- The ships that walked -- The 100-horsepower mental engine -- Playing roulette with history -- An icy ruthlessness -- The wooing of America -- The giant of the shrunken island -- The cold war and how he won it -- Churchill the European -- Maker of the modern Middle East -- The meaning of his name today -- The Churchill factor.

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