A History Of The English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900

A History Of The English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900
Andrew Roberts
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28 Nov 2019 UK
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9781474614184
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Winston Churchill's A History of the English-Speaking Peoples in four volumes ended in 1900. As Churchill himself wrote in the preface: 'Every nation or group of nations has its own tale to tell ... it is in the hope that contemplation of the trials and tribulations of our forefathers may not only fortify the English-speaking peoples of today, but also play some small part in uniting the whole world, that I present this account.' Inspired by the great man's example, Andrew Roberts has written the story of the 20th century - and it is in this turbulent century that the English-speaking peoples have had the greatest of all trials and tribulations.
'a brilliant revisionist history of the English-speaking peoples which deserves to beput into the hands of every teenager.' -- Michael Burleigh LITERARY REVIEW 'Now Andrew Roberts the celebrated biographer of Lord Halifax and Salisbury, takes the story to the present day in his own epic.' -- Brendan Simms EVENING STANDARD 'Magnificently provoking. ... A worthy successor to Churchill's history of the same subject. ... This is not a book for those who like their history written in various shades of apologetic grey. This is history written with the author's heart on his sleeve. This is a work of astonishing range and depth, combining as it does a polemical flair with sure-footed scholarship.' -- Hywel Williams NEW STATESMAN 'This book takes no prisoners. It is a bold, uncompromising trumpet blast in celebration of the political, economic and cultural achievements of the English-Speaking Peoples in the 20th century and until the present day. ... Roberts is never without a trenchant opinion or a scathing denunciation of humbug. In robust prose and armed with immense learning, he is always readable and never loses sight of his overarching theme.' -- Christopher Silvester DAILY EXPRESS 'This book makes exhilarating reading if you believe all has been and remains right with the world as long as the English-speaking peoples are in charge.' -- Peter Lewis THE DAILY MAIL 'he has interesting and perceptive things to say about the more exotic aspects of the Anglo-Saxon diaspora.' -- Richard Overy THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'In Roberts, the Anglo-American-Australian-Canadian-Kiwi Special Relationship has found an advocate of Churchillian eloquence.' -- Niall Ferguson THE MAIL ON SUNDAY 'full of detail, enriched by pen-portraits, opinionated and provocative.' -- Allan Massie THE DAILY TELEGRAPH 'To continue the great work of Winston Churchill is a mighty challenge but Andrew Roberts carries it off brilliantly.' -- Tim Newark MILITARY ILLUSTRATED 'it is beautifully written and well be widely read.' -- Vernon Bagdanor THE FINANCIAL TIMES 'I read this book with much pleasure and instruction. To resume reading so large a tome with anticipation of enjoyment is testimony to the skill of the author; and, when all is said and done, the achievement of the Engish-speaking peoples is great.' -- Anthony Daniels THE SPECTATOR 'Andrew Roberts has written an extraordinarily wide-ranging, stimulating and necessary book.' -- Denis Judd HISTORY TODAY 'a compelling - and distinctively British - guide to the story of the English-speaking peoples.' -- Richard Aldous THE IRISH TIMES
Andrew Roberts took a first in Modern History at Cambridge. He has been a professional historian since the publication of his life of Lord Halifax , The Holy Fox, in 1991. He lives in Knightsbridge, London, and has two children. His life of Lord Salisbury won the Wolfson History Prize in 2000.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781474614184
Published: 28 Nov 2019
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 752

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