Served throughout the Great War; commanded the 10th Infantry Brigade (retreat from Mons), 1914; the 3rd Division, 1914–18. Lieutenant-General, 1918. Knighted, 1918. Commander-in-Chief, Mesopotamia, 1920–2. General, 1925.
One of history’s greatest figures guides his nation to victory in the seventh volume of the acclaimed biographical masterpiece. This seventh volume in the epic, multivolume biography of Winston Churchill...
1161 'Notes on Volume II, Book 3', 24 August 1948: Churchill papers, 1/70. 1162 Telegram dated 25 August ... Louis Rougier was an alleged emissary from Vichy France who had gone to London in October 1940. 1168 'Notes on Vol II, Bk 3, ...
In this concluding volume of Gilbert's renowned series, readers see Churchill at the pinnacle of wartime power as Britain's victorious leader in 1945.
Covering the years 1917 to 1922, Martin Gilbert's fascinating account carefully traces Churchill's wide-ranging activities and shows how, by his persuasive oratory, administrative skill, and masterful contributions to Cabinet discussions, ...
In this concluding volume of Gilbert's renowned series, readers see Churchill at the pinnacle of wartime power as Britain's victorious leader in 1945.
Winston S. Churchill
This volume takes up the story of "Churchill's War" with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and carries it on to the triumph of V-E Day, May 8, 1945, the end of the war in Europe.
Winston S. Churchill: The War Years : Finest Hour 1939-1941, Road to Victory 1945-1945/Volumes 6 and 7
Winston S. Churchill
Vols. 3-8 by Martin Gilbert. v. 1.
Winston S. Churchill: Companion Volume
Personal letters, official documents, telegrams, diary entries, and private papers supplement Randolph Churchill's official biography of his father
Volume three of this authoritative Churchill biography chronicles his years of triumphant leadership in the Admiralty during World War I. Acclaimed British historian Sir Martin Gilbert continues the official biography of Sir Winston S. ...
In this letter Churchill recorded that he had 'learned “Bridge” and we now play every day at least four rubbers. ... one of the four or five best bridge players in the country and has even written a book entitled Bridge Is An Easy Game.
I should like to see Ruddy-Gore acted, you must take me to see it when I come home, however there is plenty of time to look forward to it. Do not forget to get the set of chess for ...
Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duty and so bear ourselves that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth lasts for a thousand years men will still say, 'This was their finest hour.'1536 These were 'only words', Churchill later ...
Vols. 3-8 by Martin Gilbert. v. 1. Youth, 1874-1900.--v. 2. Young statesman, 1901-1914. Companion. pt. 1. 1901-1907. pt. 2. 1907-1911. pt. 3. 1911-1914.--v. 3. 1914-1916, the challenge of war. Companion....
Winston S. Churchill: His Complete Speeches, 1897-1963
This book reveals for the first time the extent senior civil servants, and even serving officers of high rank, came to Churchill with secret information, having despaired at the magnitude of official lethargy and obstruction.