发表于2024-12-25
The Last Lion 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书
图书标签: 英国 传记 历史 丘吉尔 GW 纵横捭阖 最精彩的丘吉尔传记 政治学
William Manchester met Winston Churchill on January 24, 1953. Their encounter on the Queen Mary sparked an intense curiosity in Manchester that would eventually result in his classic three-volume magnum opus The Last Lion .
In this, the first volume, we follow Churchill from his birth to 1932, when he began to warn against the remilitarization of Germany. Born of a lovely, wanton American mother and a gifted but unstable son of a duke, his childhood was one of wretched neglect. He sought glory on the battlefields of Cuba, Sudan, India, South Africa and the trenches of France. In Parliament he was the prime force behind the creation of Iraq and Jordan, laid the groundwork for the birth of Israel, and negotiated the independence of the Irish Free State. Yet, as Chancellor of the Exchequer he plunged England into economic crisis, and his fruitless attempt to suppress Gandhi's quest for Indian independence brought political chaos to Britain.
Throughout, Churchill learned the lessons that would prepare him for the storm to come, and as the 1930's began, he readied himself for the coming battle against Nazism--an evil the world had never before seen.
Typical Briton privileged kid but not spoiled
评分过度吹捧丘吉尔。但是真没想到丘吉尔的童年是如此奇葩。
评分Typical Briton privileged kid but not spoiled
评分great writing about a great man
评分Typical Briton privileged kid but not spoiled
The Last Lion 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书