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Churchill & Orwell : the fight for freedom / Thomas E. Ricks.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: SoundSoundPublisher number: PRHA 6578 | Penguin Random House AudioPublisher: New York, NY : Penguin Audio, [2017]Edition: UnabridgedDescription: 8 audio discs (10 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • spoken word
Media type:
  • audio
Carrier type:
  • audio disc
ISBN:
  • 9781524776640
  • 1524776645
  • 9781524776664
  • 1524776661
Other title:
  • Churchill and Orwell
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Adaptation of (expression):: No title; Churchill and OrwellDDC classification:
  • 941.084092/2 [B] 23
LOC classification:
  • DA566.9.C5 R542 2017ab
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Read by James Lurie.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.
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AUDIO BOOK CD AUDIO BOOK CD Harrison Memorial Library AUDIO NONFICTION Adult Audio 920 RIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31624003848439
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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.

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.

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