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xii, 737 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Anmärkning |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 691-704) and index |
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Throughout history there have been many long-running rivalries between party leaders, but there has never been a connection like that between Churchill and Attlee. Brought together in the epoch-making circumstances of the Second World War, they forged a partnership that transcended party lines for five years. If Churchill was the giant of the war, Attlee was the hero of the peace. In a sense the two men represented different sides of the best of the English character: Churchill, quivering with martial spirit, showed that spirit of courageous determination which had led to the triumphs of Agincourt and the creation of the largest empire the world had ever seen; Attlee, on the other hand, embodied that quintessentially English decency, stoicism, fair play and dislike of showiness. In this ground-breaking book, Leo McKinstry provides a host of new insights into the two most compelling leaders of the mid-twentieth century, and creates a gripping narrative that tells anew the story of one of the most vibrant, traumatic and inspiring eras in modern British history |
Ämnesord |
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
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Attlee, C. R. (Clement Richard), 1883-1967.
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Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
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1936-1964
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Premiärministrar
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Världspolitik
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Prime ministers -- Great Britain
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World politics -- 1945-1955
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Politics and government.
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Prime ministers.
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World politics.
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1945-1964
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Storbritannien
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Great Britain
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Klassning |
941.0840922
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ISBN/ISSN |
9781848876613 |
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