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On Winston Churchillās first day as prime minister, Adolf 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 his country together and persuade President Franklin Roosevelt that Britain was a worthy allyāand willing to fight to the end.
In The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson shows, in cinematic detail, how Churchill taught the British people āthe art of being fearless.ā It is a story of political brinkmanship, but itās also an intimate domestic drama, set against the backdrop of Churchillās prime-ministerial country home, Chequers; his wartime retreat, Ditchley, where he and his entourage go when the moon is brightest and the bombing threat is highest; and of course 10 Downing Street in London. Drawing on diaries, original archival documents, and once-secret intelligence reportsāsome released only recentlyāLarson provides a new lens on Londonās darkest year through the day-to-day experience of Churchill and his family: his wife, Clementine; their youngest daughter, Mary, who chafes against her parentsā wartime protectiveness; their son, Randolph, and his beautiful, unhappy wife, Pamela; Pamelaās illicit lover, a dashing American emissary; and the advisers in Churchillās āSecret Circle,ā to whom he turns in the hardest moments.
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The Splendid and the VileĀ takes readers out of todayās political dysfunction and back to a time of true leadership, when, in the face of unrelenting horror, Churchillās eloquence, courage, and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together.
This book title, The Splendid and the Vile (A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz) - 9780385348737, ISBN: 9780385348737, by Erik Larson, published by Crown (February 15, 2022) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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