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100 1 _aJohnson, Boris
245 1 4 _aThe Churchill factor :
_bhow one man made history /
_cBoris Johnson.
260 _aNew York :
_bRiverhead Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA),
_c2014.
300 _a390 p., 16 plates :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 369-375) and index.
520 _aThe mayor of London and former Spectator editor challenges popular misconceptions to assess Churchill's enduring influence on the world, discussing the many contradictions of his life and his considerable political and military achievements.
505 0 _aIntroduction: A dog called Churchill -- The offer from Hitler -- The non-Churchill universe -- Rogue elephant -- The Randolph factor -- No act too daring or too noble -- The great dictator -- He mobilised the English language -- A proper human heart -- My darling Clementine -- The making of John Bull -- 'The most advanced politician of the time' -- No glory in slaughter -- The ships that walked -- The 100-horsepower mental engine -- Playing roulette with history -- An icy ruthlessness -- The wooing of America -- The giant of the shrunken island -- The cold war and how he won it -- Churchill the European -- Maker of the modern Middle East -- The meaning of his name today -- The Churchill factor.
600 1 0 _aChurchill, Winston,
_d1874-1965.
600 1 0 _aChurchill, Winston,
_d1874-1965
_xMilitary leadership.
650 0 _aPrime ministers
_zGreat Britain
_y20th century
_vBiography.
650 0 _aPoliticians
_zGreat Britain
_y20th century
_vBiography.
650 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_zGreat Britain.
650 4 _aPrimer Ministro
_zGran Bretaña
_ySiglo XX
_vBiografía .
650 4 _aPolíticos
_zGran Bretaña
_vBiografía
_ySiglo XX.
650 4 _a20150300
651 0 _aGreat Britain
_xPolitics and government
_y20th century.
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