âEvery time Churchill took to the airwaves it was as if he were injecting adrenaline-soaked courage directly into the British people ⊠Larson tells the story of how that feat was accomplished ⊠Fresh, fast and deeply moving.â New York Times
A STARTLING, GRIPPING PORTRAIT OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE ALIVE IN BRITAIN DURING THE BLITZ, AND WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE AROUND CHURCHILL.
On Winston Churchillâs first day as prime minister, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, the Nazis would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons and destroying two million homes.
In , Erik Larson gives a new and brilliantly cinematic account of how Britainâs most iconic leader set about unifying the nation at its most vulnerable moment, and teaching âthe art of being fearless.âThe Splendid and the Vile
Drawing on once-secret intelligence reports and diaries, #1 bestselling author Larson takes readers from the shelled streets of London to Churchillâs own chambers, giving a vivid vision of true leadership, when â in the face of unrelenting horror â a leader of eloquence, strategic brilliance and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together.
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
MJ
2021-04-13
Gillar allt Erik Larson. Stark bok. Men inte min favorit av de av hans böcker jag har lÀst.