The roar of the lion : the untold story of Churchill's World War II speeches /

The roar of the lion : the untold story of Churchill's World War II speeches /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Toye, Richard, 1973- author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Description:	vi, 309 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Churchill, Winston, -- 1874-1965 -- Oratory. Churchill, Winston, -- 1874-1965 -- Quotations. Churchill, Winston, -- 1874-1965. World War (1939-1945) World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Great Britain. Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography. Oratory. Social aspects. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century. Great Britain.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9625968

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ISBN:	9780199642526 (hbk.) 0199642524 (hbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

List of Plates
Introduction
1. 'The Epitaph of Capitalism'
2. 'Winston Will Explain Everything'
3. 'The Duke of Marlborough All Over Again'
4. 'If Hider Invaded Hell'
5. 'He's No Speaker, Is He?'
6. 'What a Wartime Speech Should Be, I Suppose'
7. 'Throwing a Temperament Like a Bloody Film Star'
8. 'Hush, Hush, Hush, Here Comes the Bogy Man'
Conclusion
Appendix: Listening Figures for Churchill's Speeches
Endnotes
List of Archival Collections
Picture Acknowledgements
Index