Churchill (up and down)

Author: Perlin
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: One of the most celebrated politicians of the 20th century, he was active on the British and world political stage for half a century. His life is like a microcosm of modern British history. Historian Henry Perlin's richly sourced and vividly written work brings to life the legendary life of Churchill. In terms of materials, the books many previously unused materials, including Churchill's own almost forgotten newspaper articles from the 1930s, as well as cabinet documents and records until the end of World War II. The book narrates Churchill's birth, family background, military career, activities as a wartime journalist in India, Sudan, and South Africa, the failure of the Dardanelles campaign, his time out of office, his tenure as Prime Minister, and his retirement.