Winston's war : Churchill, 1940-1945
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
xiv, 555 pages : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Status
Moab Library - Adult Non-fiction Book
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
Format
Book
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"Originally published in Great Britain by HarperPress, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, London, in 2009"--T.p. verso.
General Note
"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 487-523) and index.
Description
Churchill got many little things wrong, but he was right, crucially so, on major points of Allied strategy. When the Americans joined the war, they were hot to invade France. Churchill dissuaded Roosevelt from mounting what, in 1942 or 1943, would have been a suicide mission, and redirected Allied attention to North Africa and Italy. The Mediterranean campaign bore mixed results, but Churchill's instincts were correct. There is a poignant ambiguity about Hastings's title; after 1943, the conflict was anything but Winston's war. For a time, Churchill alone had embodied the West's hopes; but as the war turned in the Allies' favor, he was shunted aside. Roosevelt ignored his advice, and, to Churchill's horror, signed off on Stalin's subjugation of Eastern Europe. In these last years, we see a much diminished war leader. Churchill deserves our admiration; first, however, as Hastings wisely insists, "history must take Churchill as a whole."--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hastings, M. (2010). Winston's war: Churchill, 1940-1945 (1st U.S. ed.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hastings, Max. 2010. Winston's War: Churchill, 1940-1945. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hastings, Max. Winston's War: Churchill, 1940-1945 Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hastings, Max. Winston's War: Churchill, 1940-1945 1st U.S. ed., Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
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