Richard Toye

The Roar of the Lion

The Untold Story of Churchill's World War II Speeches

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Produktbeschreibung

The essential book on Winston Churchill's classic World War II speeches - one that will change the way we think about Churchill's oratory forever.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 134mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 400g
• ISBN-13: 9780198715450
• ISBN-10: 0198715455
• Artikelnr.: 41629324

Autorenporträt

Richard Toye was born in Cambridge in 1973. He studied at the Universities of Birmingham and Cambridge, and is currently Professor of Modern History at the University of Exeter. His books include Lloyd George and Churchill: Rivals for Greatness (2007), Churchill's Empire: The World that Made Him and the World He Made (2010), and Rhetoric: A Very Short Introduction (2013, also published by Oxford University Press). He lives in Exeter with his wife and their two sons.

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION
1: THE EPITAPH OF CAPITALISM
2: WINSTON WILL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING
3: THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH ALL OVER AGAIN
4: IF HITLER INVADED HELL
5: HE'S NO SPEAKER, IS HE?
6: WHAT A WAR-TIME SPEECH SHOULD BE, I SUPPOSE
7: THROWING A TEMPERAMENT LIKE A BLOODY FILM STAR
8: HUSH, HUSH, HUSH, HERE COMES THE BOGY MAN
CONCLUSION
APPENDIX: LISTENING FIGURES FOR CHURCHILL'S SPEECHES
INDEX