The Splendid And The Vile

 On Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, the Nazis would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons and destroying two million homes.

 In The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson gives a new and brilliantly cinematic account of how Britain's most iconic leader set about unifying the nation at its most vulnerable moment, and teaching 'the art of being fearless.' Drawing on once-secret intelligence reports and diaries, #1 bestselling author Larson takes readers from the shelled streets of London to Churchill's own chambers, giving a vivid vision of true leadership, when - in the face of unrelenting horror - a leader of eloquence, strategic brilliance and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Author:Eric Larson - Эрик Ларсон

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Language:English

Publication Date:2021

Number of pages:608 pst

Format:Paperback

Width:129 mm / 5,1'

Height:198 mm / 7,8'

Weight:410 g

ISBN:9780008274986