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Addison, Paul, 1943-

Churchill the unexpected hero / [electronic resource] : Paul Addison. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. - viii, 308 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-285) and index.

The youngest man in Europe, 1874-1901 -- The renegade, 1901-1911 -- The Lilliput Napoleon, 1911-1915 -- The Winstonburg line, 1915-1924 -- Respectability won and lost, 1924-1939 -- The making of a hero, 1939-1945 -- Climbing Olympus, 1945-1965 -- Churchill past and present.

"In this incisive biography, Paul Addison examines both the life of the most iconic figure in twentieth-century Bristish history, and the battle over his reputation, which continues to this day."--Jacket.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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Subjects--Personal Names:
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Prime ministers--Great Britain--Biography.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--Politics and government--20th century.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: DA566.9.C5 / A633 2005eb

Dewey Class. No.: 941.084/092 B