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Lädt ... A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Vol. 4: The Great Democracies (Original 1958; 2005. Auflage)von Winston S. Churchill, William Gallup (Einführung)
Werk-InformationenThe Great Democracies von Winston S. Churchill (1958)
   Keine Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.   laplantelibrary | Feb 11, 2023 |  A rather 'neat' comprehensive series that covers more history than other books I've read on English history. Though it was also wasn't exactly as deep as some of the others I've read. I learned a lot, while also covering some ground I already knew. I kind of figured I'd have more to write, but I can't think of much. It's nonfiction. Readable. This specific volume tells the history of the English speaking people in Canada, Australia, USA, England, New Zealand, Tasmania, South Africa, and Ireland. Don't recall anything specifically relating to Wales or Scotland. Except maybe in passing. From the founding of New Zealand, Tasmania, and Australia, the expansion of Canada both in terms of government (i.e., the colonies merged), and in terms of land area. And the expansion of the USA westward. English history from roughly the end of the first Emperor Napoleon, to 1902 and the Boer War. Interesting to see how the parties got established, merged, wiggled, worked together and split into pieces. Liberals, Whigs, Conservatives (Tories) and Labour. Plus various groups that never got anywhere. Oh, and Irish Nationalists and Irish Unionists. Various prime ministers, Gladstone and Disraeli. (  )1  Lexxi | Aug 27, 2015 |  ) DinadansFriend | Nov 21, 2013 |  ) KidQuislet | Nov 14, 2011 | (8/10) ( ) Tullius22 | Mar 6, 2011 | keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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This history will endure; not only because Sir Winston has written it, but also because of its own inherent virtues - its narrative power, its fine judgment of war and politics, of soldiers and statesmen, and even more because it reflects a tradition of what Englishmen in the hey-day of their empire thought and felt about their country's past. The Daily Telegraph Spanning four volumes and many centuries of history, from Caesar's invasion of Britain to the start of World War I, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples stands as one of Winston Churchill's most magnificent literary works. Begun during Churchill's 'wilderness years' when he was out of government, first published in 1956 after his leadership through the darkest days of World War II had cemented his place in history and completed when Churchill was in his 80s, it remains to this day a compelling and vivid history. The Great Democracies is the fourth and final volume of Churchill's history. Here, Churchill reaches the modern era. For Britain, this was the high Victorian era of Palmerston, Gladstone and Disraeli, an age of free trade and imperialism as the British spread to Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Meanwhile the fledgling republic in America endured the great crisis of the Civil War to take its first steps on the road to becoming the world superpower that endures to this day. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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