Final Volume Of William Manchester’s Churchill Biography Coming In November (OTB?format=xml)
It's been nearly twenty years now since I read The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory, 1874-1932 and The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-1940, the first two volumes of what was supposed to have been historian William Manchester's planned three-volume biography of England's iconic war time Prime Minister. They remain among [...]
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Biography – The Complete Churchill [VHS] $6.99 Written and presented by Martin Gilbert, Sir Winston Churchill’s official biographer and the author of Churchill: A Life, The Complete Churchill is a treasury of rare newsreel clips and interviews with Churchill’s family, staff, and political contemporaries, both the supporters and the detractors. The first volume surveys Churchill’s early life through his schooling, the Boer Wars, the First World… |
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The History Channel Presents The War of 1812 $14.06 The History Channel presents a collection of five compelling documentaries, each examining a different aspect of one of the most significant–yet often overlooked–conflicts in American history. Includes “First Invasion: The War of 1812,” “Save Our History: The Star Spangled Banner,” “The Battle of New Orleans,” “Biography: Andrew Jackson: A Man for the People,” and “The Ironclads.” 4 2/3 hrs. tot… |
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American Experience: FDR $12.31 Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s life in and out of the White House is chronicled in this exhaustive four-part documentary series, hosted by David McCullough. “The Center of the World” looks at FDR’s childhood and family background; “Fear Itself” follows his recovery from polio and journey to the presidency; the Depression years are the focus of “The Grandest Job in the World”; and “The Juggler” studie… |
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Winston Churchill $19.95 Three programs provide remarkable insight into the life, career and legacy of the English statesman. First, “The Complete Churchill” (1991) features fascinating tidbits from official biographer Sir Martin Gilbert. Then, go deep inside secret underground headquarters in “Churchill and the Cabinet War Rooms” (1995). Also, President Roosevelt’s covert meetings with the legendary Brit are the topic of… |
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No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II $1.06 A compelling chronicle of a nation and its leaders during the period when modern America was created. With an uncanny feel for detail and a novelist’s grasp of drama and depth, Doris Kearns Goodwin brilliantly narrates the interrelationship between the inner workings of the Roosevelt White House and the destiny of the United States. Goodwin paints a comprehensive, intimate portrait that fill… |
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A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness $10.45 An investigation into the surprisingly deep correlation between mental illness and successful leadership, as seen through some of history’s greatest politicians, generals, and businesspeople. In A First-Rate Madness, Nassir Ghaemi, who runs the Mood Disorders Program at Tufts University Medical Center, draws from the careers and personal plights of such notable leaders as Lincoln, Churchill, Gan… |
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The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family $8.39 “[A] balanced, well-researched, and beautifully written biography….[an] exceptional achievement.”—Bay Area Reporter, Tavo AmadorThe Mitford girls were probably the most spectacular sister act of the twentieth century.”—Vogue This is the story of a close, loving family splintered by the violent ideologies of Europe between the wars. Jessica was a Communist; Debo became the Duchess of Devonshi… |
