A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Volume III: The Age of Revolution

ISBN-13: 9781472585561 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 288 str.

Sir Sir Winston S. Churchill

Opis

"This history will endure; not only because Sir Winston has written it, but also because of its own inherent virtues - its narrative power, its fine judgment of war and politics, of soldiers and statesmen, and even more because it reflects a tradition of what Englishmen in the hey-day of their empire thought and felt about their country's past." The Daily Telegraph Spanning four volumes and many centuries of history, from Caesar's invasion of Britain to the start of World War I, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples stands as one of Winston Churchill's most magnificent literary works. Begun during Churchill's 'wilderness years' when he was out of government, first published in 1956 after his leadership through the darkest days of World War II had cemented his place in history and completed when Churchill was in his 80s, it remains to this day a compelling and vivid history. In The Age of Revolution - the third volume of Churchill's history - Churchill charts the rise of Great Britain as a world power and the long rivalry with France, the shadow of the French Revolution, the rise of Napoleon and his defeat at Waterloo. The volume also covers the rise of the American colonies, their triumphant overthrow of British rule in the War of Independence and the first great generation of American leaders: Washington, Adams and Jefferson.

Spis treści

PrefaceMaps and Genealogical TablesBook VII: England's Advance to World Power1. William of Orange2. Continental War3. The Spanish Succession4. Marlborough: Blenheim and Ramillies5. Oudenrade and Malplaquet6. The Treaty of UtrechtBook VIII: The First British Empire1. The House of Hanover2. Sir Robert Walpole3. The Austrian Succession and the "Forty-Five"4. The American Colonies5. The First World War6. The Quarrel with America7. The War of Independence8. The United States9. The Indian EmpireBook IX: Napoleon1. The Younger Pitt2. The American Constitution3. The French Revolution4. France Confronted5. Trafalgar6. The Emperor of the French7. The Peninsular War and the Fall of Napoleon8. Washington, Adams and Jefferson9. The War of 181210. Elba and WaterlooIndex

O autorze

Sir Winston S. Churchill (1874-1965) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on two occasions, from 1940-1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Celebrated as one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century, he was also a gifted orator, statesman and historian. The author of more than 40 books, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953 and in 1963 was made an honorary citizen of the United States.