Winston Churchill, man of the century, John Ramsden
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Winston Churchill, man of the century, John Ramsden
Language
eng
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biography
Main title
Winston Churchill
Medium
compact disc
Oclc number
56115710
Responsibility statement
John Ramsden
Sub title
man of the century
Summary
This course of 14 lectures explores Churchill's extraordinary life and his remarkable range of skills and achievements in a sixty-year-long public life. It seeks to answer the question, "What was it that was great in Winston Churchill?"
Table Of Contents
Family, background and identity -- Soldier and war correspondent, 1893-1900 -- Young man in a hurry, 1900-1911 -- I am a war person -- Starting again, 1916-1930 -- Churchill the writer -- Neglected prophet in the 1930s -- His finest hour: Churchill the orator -- Churchill and Stalin: dealing with the devil -- Churchill, Roosevelt, and the special relationship, 1940-1945 -- Triumph and tragedy, 1942-1945 -- Prophet again, 1945-1951 -- Apotheosis, 1951-1965 -- Man of the century?
Target audience
general
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