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The Churchill factor : how one man made history, Boris Johnson

Label
The Churchill factor : how one man made history
Title
The Churchill factor
Title remainder
how one man made history
Statement of responsibility
Boris Johnson
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
The mayor of London and former Spectator editor challenges popular misconceptions to assess Churchill's enduring influence on the world, discussing the many contradictions of his life and his considerable political and military achievements
Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
YDXCP
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Johnson, Boris
Dewey number
  • 941.084/092
  • B
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
DA566.9.C5
LC item number
J635 2014
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Churchill, Winston
  • Churchill, Winston
  • Prime ministers
  • Politicians
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Great Britain
Label
The Churchill factor : how one man made history, Boris Johnson
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-375) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: A dog called Churchill -- The offer from Hitler -- The non-Churchill universe -- Rogue elephant -- The Randolph factor -- No act too daring or too noble -- The great dictator -- He mobilised the English language -- A proper human heart -- My darling Clementine -- The making of John Bull -- 'The most advanced politician of the time' -- No glory in slaughter -- The ships that walked -- The 100-horsepower mental engine -- Playing roulette with history -- An icy ruthlessness -- The wooing of America -- The giant of the shrunken island -- The cold war and how he won it -- Churchill the European -- Maker of the modern Middle East -- The meaning of his name today -- The Churchill factor
Control code
ocn871192289
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
390 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781594633027
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)871192289
Label
The Churchill factor : how one man made history, Boris Johnson
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-375) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: A dog called Churchill -- The offer from Hitler -- The non-Churchill universe -- Rogue elephant -- The Randolph factor -- No act too daring or too noble -- The great dictator -- He mobilised the English language -- A proper human heart -- My darling Clementine -- The making of John Bull -- 'The most advanced politician of the time' -- No glory in slaughter -- The ships that walked -- The 100-horsepower mental engine -- Playing roulette with history -- An icy ruthlessness -- The wooing of America -- The giant of the shrunken island -- The cold war and how he won it -- Churchill the European -- Maker of the modern Middle East -- The meaning of his name today -- The Churchill factor
Control code
ocn871192289
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
390 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9781594633027
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)871192289

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