Churchill's Empire: The World That Made Him And The World He Made Unabridged 11-Disc Set

Churchill's Empire: The World That Made Him And The World He Made Unabridged CDs Type: Audio Book Platform: Audio CD Publisher: Tantor Released: 2010 Media: CD Churchill's Empire: The World That Made Him and the World He Made Unabridged 11-Disc Set Audio Book CDsA charmer and a bully, Winston Churchill was driven by a belief that the English were a superior race whose goals went beyond individual interests to offer an enduring good to the entire world. No better example exists than Churchill's resolve to stand alone against a more powerful Hitler in 1940 while the world's democracies fell to their knees. But there is also the Churchill who frequently inveighed against human rights, nationalism, and constitutional progress-the imperialist who could celebrate racism and believed India was unsuited to democracy. Drawing on newly released documents and an uncanny ability to separate the facts from the overblown reputation (by mid-career Churchill had become a global brand), Richard To