| Description |
7 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + course guide (88 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.). |
| Series |
Modern scholar. |
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Modern scholar.
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| System Details |
Compact disc. |
| 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? |
| 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?" |
| Performer |
Presented by the author. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
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Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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English-speaking countries -- Civilization.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Influence.
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| ISBN |
1402581971 course guide |
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1402581963 audio course |
| Music No. |
UC042 Recorded Books |
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UT042 Recorded Books |
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