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The splendid and the vile [large print] : a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the Blitz
Title:
The splendid and the vile [large print] : a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the Blitz
Author:
Larson, Erik, 1954- author.
ISBN:
9780593172070
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Edition:
First large print edition.
Physical Description:
xiii, 1015 pages (large print) : map ; 24 cm
Contents:
Bleak expectations -- The rising threat -- A certain eventuality -- Dread -- Blood and dust -- The Americans -- Love amid the flames -- One year to the day -- Epilogue. As time went by.
Abstract:
Draws on personal diaries, archival documents and declassified intelligence in a portrait of Winston Churchill that explores his day-to-day experiences during the Blitz and his role in uniting England.
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