The splendid and the vile a saga of churchill family and defiance during the blitz
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THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
‘Every time Churchill took to the airwaves it was as if he were injecting adrenaline-soaked courage directly into the British people … Larson tells the story of how that feat was accomplished … Fresh, fast and deeply moving.’ New York Times
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
‘Every time Churchill took to the airwaves it was as if he were injecting adrenaline-soaked courage directly into the British people … Larson tells the story of how that feat was accomplished … Fresh, fast and deeply moving.’ New York Times
A STARTLING, GRIPPING PORTRAIT OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE ALIVE IN BRITAIN DURING THE BLITZ, AND WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE AROUND CHURCHILL.
On Winston Churchill’s first day as prime minister, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, the Nazis would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons and destroying two million homes.
In The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson gives a new and brilliantly cinematic account of how Britain’s most iconic leader set about unifying the nation at its most vulnerable moment, and teaching ‘the art of being fearless.’
Drawing on once-secret intelligence reports and diaries, #1 bestselling author Larson takes readers from the shelled streets of London to Churchill’s own chambers, giving a vivid vision of true leadership, when – in the face of unrelenting horror – a leader of eloquence, strategic brilliance and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together.
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 04 maart 2021
Aantal pagina's: 608
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Hoofdauteur: Erik Larson
Hoofduitgeverij: William Collins
Originele titel: The Splendid and the Vile: Churchill, Family and Defiance During the Bombing of London
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Product breedte: 129 mm
Product hoogte: 38 mm
Product lengte: 198 mm
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Verpakking breedte: 128 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 41 mm
Verpakking lengte: 199 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 869 g
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EAN: 9780008274986