Darkest hour : how Churchill brought England back from the brink

The Resource Darkest hour : how Churchill brought England back from the brink

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Darkest hour : how Churchill brought England back from the brink

Title remainder

how Churchill brought England back from the brink

Statement of responsibility

Anthony McCarten

Language

eng

Summary

Presents an account of the period immediately following Winston Churchill's ascendancy to Prime Minister and how he met the challenges of the Blitzkrieg
"May 1940. Britain is at war. The horrors of blitzkrieg have seen one Western European democracy after another fall in rapid succession to Nazi boot and shell. Invasion seems mere hours away. Just days after becoming prime minister, Winston Churchill must deal with this horror--as well as a skeptical king, a party plotting against him, and an unprepared public. Pen in hand and typist-secretary at the ready, how could he change the mood and shore up the will of a nervous people? In this gripping day-by-day, often hour-by-hour account of how a sometimes uncertain Churchill turned Britain around, the celebrated BAFTA-winning writer Anthony McCarten exposes sides of the great man never seen before. He reveals how Churchill practiced and rewrote his key speeches, from 'Blood, toil, tears, and sweat' to 'We shall fight on the beaches'; his consideration of a peace treaty with Nazi Germany and his underappreciated role in the Dunkirk evacuation; and, above all, how twenty-five days helped make one man an icon. Using new archive material, McCarten explores the crucial behind-the-scenes moments that changed the course of history. It's a scarier--and more human--story than has ever been told."--Dust jacket flap

Biography type

individual biography

Cataloging source

JAI

Dewey number

941.084092

Illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

DA566.9.C5

LC item number

M382 2017

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult

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