| ISBN |
9781594206139 hardcover |
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1594206139 hardcover |
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9780698164543 electronic book |
| Descript |
339 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Content |
The two Winstons -- Churchill the adventurer -- Orwell the policeman -- Churchill : down and out in the 1930s -- Orwell becomes "Orwell" : Spain 1937 -- Churchill becomes "Churchill" : Spring 1940 -- Fighting the Germans, reaching out to the Americans : 1940- 1941 -- Churchill, Orwell, and the class war in Britain : 1941 -- Enter the Americans : 1941-1942 -- Grim visions of the postwar world : 1943 -- Animal Farm : 1943-1945 -- Churchill (and Britain) in decline and triumph : 1944-1945 -- Churchill's revenge : the war memoirs -- Orwell in triumph and decline : 1945-1950 -- Churchill's premature afterlife : 1950-1965 -- Orwell's extraordinary ascension : 1950-2016 -- Afterword: The path of Churchill and Orwell |
| Summary |
A "dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell, with a focus on the pivotal years from the mid-1930s through the 1940s, when their farsighted vision and inspired action in the face of the threat of fascism and communism helped preserve democracy for the world"-- Provided by publisher |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-326) and index |
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Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 -- Political and social views
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Orwell, George, 1903-1950 -- Political and social views
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Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography
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Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945
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Fascism -- History -- 20th century
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Communism -- History -- 20th century
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World politics -- 1933-1945
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