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Winston Churchill

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  • © 1989

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Authors:
  1. Henry Pelling

    1. Fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge, UK

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-16
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  2. Birth and Parentage

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 17-29

  3. Schoolboy and Cadet

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 30-41

  4. Subaltern and War Correspondent

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 42-67

  5. Member of Parliament

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 68-93

  6. Colonial Under-Secretary

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 94-109

  7. President of the Board of Trade

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 110-129

  8. Home Secretary

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 130-146

  9. First Lord of the Admiralty

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 147-162

  10. Early Married Life

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 163-179

  11. Antwerp and the Dardanelles

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 180-209

  12. Battalion Commander and Opposition Spokesman

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 210-228

  13. Munitions

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 229-248

  14. Secretary of State in the Post-war Coalition

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 249-278

  15. Out of Parliament, 1922–4

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 279-297

  16. Chancellor of the Exchequer

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 298-325

  17. Private Life and Public Critics, 1918–29

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 326-344

  18. Out of Office: Indian Affairs

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 345-365

  19. The Road to War

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 366-398

  20. Private Life: Historian and Journalist, 1929–39

    • Henry Pelling
    Pages 399-418
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A biography of Churchill covering his early life, the soldier, the foreign correspondent, the young politician, his wilderness years, his years as Prime Minister at the age of 65 and his subsequent career. The author examines the private man, the journalist, historian, painter and family man.

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  • Fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge, UK

    Henry Pelling

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