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Winston S. Churchill. Volume V the prophet of truth, 1922-1939 by Gilbert, Sir Martin is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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This fascinating volume opens with Churchill’s return to Conservatism and to the Cabinet in 1924, and, as the story unfolds, presents a vivid and intimate picture both of his public life and of his private world at Chartwell between the wars. As Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1924 to 1929, Churchill pursued a humane and constructive social policy, including the introduction of pensions for widows and orphans. The controversial return to the gold standard is examined here on the basis of new evidence; so too are Churchill’s efforts after the General Strike to bring peace to the coal industry. In 1927 Churchill planned and fought for a massive attack on unemployment. In this volume Martin Gilbert strips away decades of accumulated myth and innuendo, showing Churchill’s true position on India, his precise role (and private thoughts) during the abdication of Edward VIII, his attitude toward Mussolini, and his profound fears for the future of European democracy. Even before Hitler came to power in Germany, Churchill saw in full the dangers of a Nazi victory. And despite the unpopularity of his views in official circles, for six years he persevered in his warnings. This book reveals fo
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Gilbert, Sir Martin
- Publisher
- C & T Publications Limited
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780916308193
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Humanities