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A fresh perspective on Churchill and wartime life through the eyes of the nurse charged with looking after the Prime Minister. In February 1943, when the course of the Second World War hung in the balance, 68-year-old Prime Minister Winston Churchill was stricken with pneumonia. Doris Miles, from St Mary's Hospital in London, was appointed as his private nurse. During her time with Churchill, she wrote regularly to her husband, a Surgeon-Lieutenant with the Royal Navy, about life at the center of Britain's war effort, and about Churchill himself. With unrivaled intimacy, her observations show a very human and seldom-seen side of the great man and include many amusing anecdotes. She describes with wry humor their arguments and conversations, and life at Downing Street and Chequers. She writes as well of the everyday events that carried on despite the war; weddings and parties, family and
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A fresh perspective on Churchill and wartime life through the eyes of the nurse charged with looking after the Prime Minister. In February 1943, when the course of the Second World War hung in the balance, 68-year-old Prime Minister Winston Churchill was stricken with pneumonia. Doris Miles, from
A collection of speeches from Churchill, one of the great modern orators. It includes Churchill's famous words on the declaration of war with Germany, as well as his rousing call to the British in June 1940 after Dunkirk, and his immortal tribute to the young men fighting in the Battle of
Winston Churchill was the most eloquent and expressive statesman of his time. It was as an orator that Churchill became most completely alive, and it was through his oratory that his words made their greatest and most enduring impact. While the definitive collection of Churchill's speeches fills
Winston Churchill's superlative account of the prelude to and events of the First World War is a defining work of twentieth-century history. With personal insights, this book serves as a testament to the author's role in the Great War's conduct and outcome and demonstrates his brilliance as a
The classic biography of Winston Churchill's American
Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World
Sir Winston Churchill's paternal grandmother and the mother of Randolph Churchill, the 7th Duchess of Marlborough, has been a minor figure in many works, yet hers is a fascinating story. Frances Anne Emily Vane-Tempest-Stewart's family background, as well as her own life, is steeped in great
Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World
*The story of one of the most famous of all British families - the
Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World
The newly discovered diary of a wartime nurse - a fascinating, dramatic and unique insight into the experiences of a young nurse in the Second World
Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World
Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World
The untold story of Winston Churchill's precarious
At ninety years old, the author is the only surviving child of Winston and Clementine Churchill. This title follows her early life from an idyllic childhood in her own 'Garden of Eden' at Chartwell to her ATS service in mixed anti-aircraft batteries during the war. It offers a glimpse into her
The real story of how Winston Churchill and the British mastered deception to defeat the Nazis - by conning the Kaiser, hoaxing Hitler and using brains to outwit
'Wonderfully readable. . . . This is popular history at its best.' --The Daily Beast King George VI and Winston Churchill were not destined to be partners, let alone allies. Yet together--as foils, confidants, conspirators, and comrades--the unlikely duo guided Britain through war while inspiring
Winston Churchill is undoubtedly one of the most respected and best-loved characters the nation has ever known. However, much of how people view him is based on his leadership during the bleak and dire times of the Second World War. If it wasn't for him, Britain would almost definitely have lost
WinstonChurchill was far more than a just successful wartime leader. International war correspondent, WWI soldier and Nobel Prize winningwriter, Churchill willalways be remembered as the man who led the allied forces to victory,freeing Europe from the tyranny of
A penetrating account of the dynamics of World War II's Grand Alliance through the messages exchanged by the 'Big Three' Stalin exchanged more than six hundred messages with Allied leaders Churchill and Roosevelt during the Second World War. In this riveting volume--the fruit of a unique
'Engrossing...the first formal biography of a woman who has heretofore been relegated to the sidelines.'-The New York TimesFrom the author of the New York Times bestseller A Woman of No Importance, a long overdue tribute to the extraordinary woman who was Winston Churchill's closest confidante,
Here, in his own words, are the fascinating first thirty years in the life of one of the most provocative and compelling leaders of the twentieth century: Winston Churchill.As a visionary, statesman, and historian, and the most eloquent spokesman against Nazi Germany, Winston Churchill was one of
The compelling new bestseller from the author of The Mersey Daughter and Winter on the
Through the Churchills' 'wilderness years' in the 1930s, to Clementine's desperate efforts to preserve her husband's health during the struggle against Hitler, Sonia presents the inspiring but often ignored story of one of the most important women in modern