Young titan : the making of Winston Churchill

Shelden, Michael. (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781451609912 (hc) :
Physical Description: print
383 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Publisher: New York ; Toronto : Simon & Schuster, c2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Prelude: the prime minister -- Introduction: the young titan -- 1901-1905. -- A new world -- A family affair -- Born for opposition -- The duke's smile -- Empire dreams -- The great rift -- Departures -- The bachelor and the heiress -- Fortunate son -- 1906-1910. -- Winners and losers -- The world at his feet -- Private lives -- The political maiden -- A place in the sun -- Best laid plans -- The castle -- Eminent Edwardian -- Sound and fury -- Life and death -- 1910-1915. -- Valiant -- Storm signals -- Armada -- The old man and the sea -- Wings -- Countdown -- Last stand.