Warlord [electronic resource] : A Life of Winston Churchill at War, 1874-1945
D'Este, Carlo2009
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Warlordis the definitive chronicle of Winston Churchill's crucial role as one of the world's most renowned military leaders, from his early adventures on the North-West Frontier of colonial India and the Boer War through his extraordinary service in both World Wars. Carlo D'Este's brilliant biography examines Churchill through the prism of his military service as both a soldier and a warlord: a descendant of Marlborough who, despite never having risen above the rank of lieutenant colonel, came eventually at age sixty-five to direct Britain's military campaigns as prime minister and defeated Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito for the democracies. Even though Churchill became one of the towering political leaders of the twentieth century, his childhood ambition was to be a soldier. Using extensive, untapped archival materials, D'Este reveals important and untold observations from Churchill's personal physician, as well as other colleagues and family members, in order to illuminate his character as never before. Warlord explores Churchill's strategies behind the major military campaigns of World War I and World War II—both his dazzling successes and disastrous failures—while also revealing his tumultuous relationships with his generals and other commanders, including Dwight D. Eisenhower. As riveting as the man it portrays,Warlordis a masterful, unsparing portrait of one of history's most fascinating and influential leaders during what was arguably the most crucial event in human history.
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Author:
D'Este, Carlo, AuthorWeiner, Tom, Narrator
Edition:
Unabridged
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Blackstone Publishing, 2009
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file)
Audience:
Reading grade level: 9-12
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
Biography/History:
Carlo D'Este, an American military
historian and biographer, is the author of several books, primarily on World
War II. In 2011 he received the Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for
Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. He served as an officer in the US
Army and was awarded the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with oak-leaf cluster,
Meritorious Service Medal, and Army Commendation Medal. He retired from the US
Army in 1978 with the rank of lieutenant colonel to write full time. Among his
books are Bitter Victory; Warlord: A Life of Churchill at War,
1874–1945; Patton: A Genius for War;
World War II in the Mediterranean,
1942–1945; and Eisenhower: Allied
Supreme Commander.
ISBN:
9781483078175
Language:
English
BRN:
2896250
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