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Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Tony Blair is a politician who defines our times. His emergence as Labour Party leader in 1994 marked a seismic shift in British politics. Within a few short years, he had transformed his party and rallied the country behind him, becoming prime minister in 1997 with the biggest victory in Labour’s history, and bringing to an end eighteen years of Conservative government. He took Labour to a historic three terms in office as Britain’s dominant...
Author
Language
English
Description
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, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons. It was up to Churchill to hold the country together and persuade President Franklin Roosevelt that Britain was a worthy ally-and willing to fight to the end. In The...
6) Churchill
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Often touted as the United Kingdom's greatest prime minister, Winston Churchill's uncanny leadership and decisiveness played a major role in future world affairs. From Churchill's days as a cavalryman to his pivotal role in World War II, historian Paul Johnson delivers a stunning history of the man who rallied Britain through its darkest hour.
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xxxii, 859 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
With unequaled authority and dramatic detail, the first volume of Charles Moore's authorized biography of Margaret Thatcher reveals as never before the early life, rise to power, and first years as prime minister of the woman who transformed Britain and the world in the late twentieth century.
11) Attlee
Author
Publisher
Norton
Pub. Date
[1982]
Physical Desc
630 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
15) Churchill
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
1980.
Edition
First edition in the U.S.A.
Physical Desc
192 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A portrait of Winston Churchill's extraordinary wife and her lesser-known role in World War II discusses her relationship with political mentor Eleanor Roosevelt, her role in safeguarding Churchill's health throughout key historical events and her controversial family priorities.
18) Harold Macmillan
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1989-
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
volumes <1 > : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
20) Gladstone
Author
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
1984- 1982-
Physical Desc
volumes <1- > : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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