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Get the Summary of Erik Larson's The Splendid and the Vile in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: In The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson shows, in cinematic detail, how Churchill taught the British people "the art of being fearless." It is a story of political brinkmanship, but it's also an intimate domestic drama, set against the backdrop of Churchill's prime-ministerial country home,...
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Insights from Erik Larson's The Splendid and the Vile. Sample Insights:
1) In 1940, Adolf Hitler's armies had invaded much of Europe, which led to a rebellion in the British House of Commons against the prime minister of the United Kingdom, Neville Chamberlain.
2) The rebels believed Chamberlain was not up to the task of leading his country during World War II. Chamberlain later resigned and Winston Churchill, the first lord of the Admiralty, took...
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"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers a fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz. 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, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000...
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10 maja 1940 Winston Churchill obejmuje funkcję Premiera Rządu Jego Królewskiej Mości. W inauguracyjnej mowie padają słynne słowa "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat" (Nie mam do zaoferowania nic, tylko krew, trud, łzy i pot). I słowa te będą wyznacznikiem polityki Churchilla na kolejnych pięć lat. Lecz teraz jest jeszcze rok 1940, sierpień. Winston Churchill wchodzi na dach, by oglądać bombardowanie miasta. Mimo...
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Book club discussion kit featuring The Splendid and the Vile: "The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers a fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz. 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,...
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