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Gilbert Martin: Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: In 1928, Winston Churchill was at the height of his career. Chancellor of the Exchequer and a powerful and popular orator, leadership of the Conservative Party seemed within his grasp. A year later, all had changed. The Conservatives were defeated and, when a National Government was formed in 1931, Churchill was not asked to join it. Though he was a lone figure from this point, his acute…

Gilbert Martin: Kristallnacht: Prelude to Destruction

Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: One of our most eminent historians presents a powerful look at the buildup to and aftermath of one of the most decisive moments of the Second World War — Kristallnacht — not only for the Jewish population suddenly identified as a group to be destroyed, but also in terms of the international response it inspired and its larger implications.