Data Portal @ linkeddatafragments.org

Matches in Harvard for { <http://id.lib.harvard.edu/aleph/008566859/catalog> ?p ?o. }

• catalog abstract ""Winston Churchill's funeral in 1965 was marked by solemn pageantry appropriate for a man who was the product of an imperial age and who had always believed in Britain having a great destiny. Yet even before his death, the country he identified himself with was disappearing and, long before it, he had been criticized as an anachronism. Since his death a constant flow of books and articles about his career has appeared and in recent years much of this has been hostile, portraying Churchill as a reactionary on many issues. Many have argued that his commitment in 1940 to a total war with Hitler ignored the possibility of a compromise peace and served to destroy what remained of Britain's wealth and influence, as wartime allies became post-war superpowers." "This new book addresses these and other issues without recourse to the well-tried format of conventional biography. It reassesses the historical literature Churchill's life has prompted and looks at both his successes and failures in a thematic way. It considers his role as a strategist and minister in the First World War, his rejection of appeasement in the 1930s, and his climatic years as a national leader from 1940 to 1945. His often maverick contribution to British party politics is explored, as are the values and beliefs which guided him. A separate chapter evaluates his part in the intractable politics of the Irish Question. Others cover his attitudes to the British Empire, to Europe, the United States, and the Soviet Union. Out of this overview emerges a politician in many ways flawed, yet also a larger than life figure with a generosity of spirit and leadership qualities which made him indispensable to Britain in the greatest crisis of its history."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b11990558.
• catalog coverage "Great Britain History, Military 20th century.".
• catalog coverage "Great Britain Politics and government 20th century.".
• catalog created "2000.".
• catalog date "2000".
• catalog date "2000.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
• catalog description ""This new book addresses these and other issues without recourse to the well-tried format of conventional biography. It reassesses the historical literature Churchill's life has prompted and looks at both his successes and failures in a thematic way. It considers his role as a strategist and minister in the First World War, his rejection of appeasement in the 1930s, and his climatic years as a national leader from 1940 to 1945. His often maverick contribution to British party politics is explored, as are the values and beliefs which guided him. A separate chapter evaluates his part in the intractable politics of the Irish Question. Others cover his attitudes to the British Empire, to Europe, the United States, and the Soviet Union.".
• catalog description ""Winston Churchill's funeral in 1965 was marked by solemn pageantry appropriate for a man who was the product of an imperial age and who had always believed in Britain having a great destiny. Yet even before his death, the country he identified himself with was disappearing and, long before it, he had been criticized as an anachronism. Since his death a constant flow of books and articles about his career has appeared and in recent years much of this has been hostile, portraying Churchill as a reactionary on many issues. Many have argued that his commitment in 1940 to a total war with Hitler ignored the possibility of a compromise peace and served to destroy what remained of Britain's wealth and influence, as wartime allies became post-war superpowers."".
• catalog description "Churchill the warrior -- National leader, 1940-1945 -- Churchill and the United States -- Churchill and the Soviet Union -- Churchill and appeasement --Churchill and Europe -- Churchill, party politics and social policy -- Churchill and Ireland -- Churchill and the British Empire -- Epilogue.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "Out of this overview emerges a politician in many ways flawed, yet also a larger than life figure with a generosity of spirit and leadership qualities which made him indispensable to Britain in the greatest crisis of its history."--Jacket.".
• catalog extent "xii, 209 p. ;".
• catalog identifier "0312230613".
• catalog identifier "0312230621 (pbk.)".
• catalog isPartOf "British history in perspective".
• catalog issued "2000".
• catalog issued "2000.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : St. Martin's Press,".
• catalog spatial "Great Britain History, Military 20th century.".
• catalog spatial "Great Britain Politics and government 20th century.".
• catalog spatial "Great Britain".
• catalog subject "941.084/092 21".
• catalog subject "Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.".
• catalog subject "DA566.9.C5 W65 2000".
• catalog subject "Prime ministers Great Britain Biography.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Churchill the warrior -- National leader, 1940-1945 -- Churchill and the United States -- Churchill and the Soviet Union -- Churchill and appeasement --Churchill and Europe -- Churchill, party politics and social policy -- Churchill and Ireland -- Churchill and the British Empire -- Epilogue.".
• catalog title "Churchill / Ian S. Wood.".
• catalog type "text".