His Finest Hour

His Finest Hour
Title His Finest Hour PDF eBook
Author Christopher Catherwood
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 245
Release 2010-09-01
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1510720316

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Who was Winston Churchill? Even fifty years after his death, he is one of the most iconic figures in British history. As a young man he was a maverick journalist; his many positions in politics before 1940 marked him as a courageous but foolhardy man. Yet it is Churchill’s record in war, which has recently been questioned, that confirms his genius as a military commander and national leader—someone who understood the dangers of Nazi Germany before 1939 and someone uniquely capable to lead the empire through the turmoil of the Second World War. Christopher Catherwood argues that it was Churchill’s stand in 1940-41 that saved Britain and that only he was able to bring together the allies that eventually defeated Hitler in 1945. Catherwood has produced a challenging yet lively reassessment of the life and career of Winston Churchill, lion of British history and flawed hero.

His Finest Hour

His Finest Hour
Title His Finest Hour PDF eBook
Author David Neuhaus
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2004
Genre Bicycle racing
ISBN 9781931382496

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Ralph, hoping to impress the local bicycle racing team, uses his secret rocket engine in a race against his friend Dudley, but afterwards only Dudley is asked to join the team.

Finest Hour

Finest Hour
Title Finest Hour PDF eBook
Author Tim Clayton
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 356
Release 2002-02-12
Genre History
ISBN 0684869314

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This book recreates the tensions and uncertainties of the events of 1940.

His Finest Hours

His Finest Hours
Title His Finest Hours PDF eBook
Author Graham Stewart
Publisher Quercus Books
Pages 0
Release 2009-02-05
Genre Great Britain
ISBN 9781847241931

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Sometime around 1750, English entrepreneurs unleashed the astounding energies of steam and coal, and the world was forever changed. The emergence of factories, railroads, and gunboats propelled the West's rise to power in the nineteenth century, and the development of computers and nuclear weapons in the twentieth century secured its global supremacy. Now, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, many worry that the emerging economic power of China and India spells the end of the West as a superpower. In order to understand this possibility, we need to look back in time. Why has the West dominated the globe for the past two hundred years, and will its power last? Describing the patterns of human history, the archaeologist and historian Ian Morris offers surprising new answers to both questions. It is not, he reveals, differences of race or culture, or even the strivings of great individuals that explain Western dominance. It is the effects of geography on the everyday efforts of ordinary people as they deal with crises of resources, disease, migration, and climate. As geography and human ingenuity continue to interact, the world will change in astonishing ways, transforming Western rule in the process. Deeply researched and brilliantly argued, Why the West Rules—for Now spans fifty thousand years of history and offers fresh insights on nearly every page. The book brings together the latest findings across disciplines—from ancient history to neuroscience—not only to explain why the West came to rule the world but also to predict what the future will bring in the next hundred years.

Churchill at War

Churchill at War
Title Churchill at War PDF eBook
Author Martin Gilbert
Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
Pages 210
Release 2004
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 9780393058789

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A portrait of Winston Churchill during World War II depicts him as a man deeply committed to his country, noting his efforts to connect with everyday people as well as other world leaders, rally his troops, and contribute to the defeat of Nazism.

The Finest Hours

The Finest Hours
Title The Finest Hours PDF eBook
Author Michael J. Tougias
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 224
Release 2015-12-08
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 150110683X

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The 1952 Coast Guard mission to save the crews of two oil tankers that were torn in half by the force of one of New England's worst nor'easters.

Great War Speeches

Great War Speeches
Title Great War Speeches PDF eBook
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Pages 0
Release 1978
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