Winston Churchill – A Biography
Biographies / Memoirs, Non-Fiction
He stopped Hitler – the hero of the 20th century
Among the outstanding politicians of the 20th century, Churchill is the most dazzling. Hollywood has long since made the aristocrat with the cigar a heroic figure. His statement that he has nothing to offer 'except blood, sweat, and tears' is a familiar quotation. Churchill is considered to be one of the greatest speakers in history; he covered his rather extravagant lifestyle among other things by working as a writer and journalist and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was considered to be done politically in the 1930s, but having tirelessly warned of the threat from Germany, he became Prime Minister overnight as German troops invaded France, and so became Hitler's
toughest opponent.
- In a new light: the first Churchill biography from the perspective of a female historian and taking into account the colonialism debate
- A pointed, colorful depiction of Churchill's life and his epoch between Victorian England and the moon landing
- With b/w photographs
Franziska Augstein studied history, political science, and philosophy in Berlin, Bielefeld, and at the University of Sussex. She earned her doctorate in 1996 at University College London with a book on early race theories. For many years, she worked for ZEIT, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, and the Süddeutsche Zeitung, among others. Franziska Augstein lives in Berlin
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He stopped Hitler – the hero of the 20th century
Among the outstanding politicians of the 20th century, Churchill is the most dazzling. Hollywood has long since made the aristocrat with the cigar a heroic figure. His statement that he has nothing to offer 'except blood, sweat, and tears' is a familiar quotation. Churchill is considered to be one of the greatest speakers in history; he covered his rather extravagant lifestyle among other things by working as a writer and journalist and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was considered to be done politically in the 1930s, but having tirelessly warned of the threat from Germany, he became Prime Minister overnight as German troops invaded France, and so became Hitler's
toughest opponent.
- In a new light: the first Churchill biography from the perspective of a female historian and taking into account the colonialism debate
- A pointed, colorful depiction of Churchill's life and his epoch between Victorian England and the moon landing
- With b/w photographs