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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Basic Books
Publication date
May 12, 2008
Pages
147
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780465002870
ISBN-10
0465002870
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 8.50 in.
Weight
0.70 lbs.
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Out of Print
Original list price
$24.00
§As reported by publisher
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On May 13, 1940, Winston Churchill stood before the House of Commons to deliver his first speech as Prime Minister. Europe was in crisis: Three days earlier, Germany had invaded France and the Low Countries. Facing only feeble resistance, Hitler's armies were rapidly sweeping westward. Accused of mishandling the war, Neville Chamberlain's government collapsed, and Churchill was chosen to succeed him. Churchill had little support within the new government when he rose to address it on May 13. ÂI have never believed in him,â wrote one MP. Another described Churchill as a Âdisaster.â In fact, Churchill lacked confidence, both in himself and in his ability to lead his nation to victory, for he recognized far earlier than most the military genius of Adolph Hitler, and the potency of the German military. ÂI hope it is not too late,â Churchill had confided to his bodyguard on May 10. ÂI am very much afraid that it is.â In Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat, the eminent historian and master storyteller John Lukacs recreates this pivotal moment in world history, and reveals Churchill as he has rarely been seen before: as a man both unsure of himself and deeply fearful of his nation's defeat. Churchill made no promises to his country in his speech, because he knew he had none to make. And yet he rallied England onward in the face of a vicious enemy. For Churchill-and Churchill alone-understood what was at stake: the fate not only of nations, but of civilization itself.
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Hardcover
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from Basic Books (May 12, 2008)
9780465002870 | details & prices | 147 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $24.00
About: On May 13, 1940, Winston Churchill stood before the House of Commons to deliver his first speech as Prime Minister.
About: On May 13, 1940, Winston Churchill stood before the House of Commons to deliver his first speech as Prime Minister.
Paperback
from Basic Books (September 29, 2009)
9780465018208 | details & prices | 147 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $15.99
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