CHURCHILL’S BODYGUARD

Book ID/图书代码： 06140505B11920

English Summary/英文概要： Walter H. Thompson was Churchill’s bodyguard from 1921 until 1945, being brought back from retirement at the outbreak of war. Tom Hickman’s authorised biography draws heavily on extracts from a manuscript recently discovered by his great-niece, in which Thompson gives a unique insider’s account of a number of occasions on which Churchill’s life was put seriously at risk and his intervention was needed. After the war, Thompson married one of Churchill’s secretaries, and her recollections, as well as those of surviving family members, are interwoven to tell the revelatory inside story of life beside the Greatest Briton. Churchill’s Bodyguard ties in with a 13-part series made by Nugus/Martin Productions being shown on UKTV History in November 2005.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 1911年，伦敦东区悉尼街，沃尔特·汤普森看到一个带高帽的男子在这场日后臭名昭著杀戳事件中有条不紊地指挥着。
1912年，他成为了这个男子的保镖。
1939年，这个男子再次请他当保镖，于是在之后无数个危险的日日夜夜，他们如影随形。
这个男子是温斯顿·丘吉尔。

从1921年至1945年，英国警察沃尔特·汤普森曾长期担任被称为“斗牛犬"的英国前首相邱吉尔的贴身保镖。二战期间，这位身材高大的年轻人和丘吉尔待在一起的时间比任何人都要多，这使汤普森有机会全面观察丘吉尔的魅力与缺点。
2005年，由汤普森口述、妻子希尔伯恩打印的36万字的回忆录手稿，在尘封60年之后被汤普森的侄孙女偶然发现。本书借鉴了汤普森回忆录的珍贵资料，真实记录了汤普森与丘吉尔一起出生入死的经历，为人们了解邱吉尔这个伟人的力量与缺陷提供了独一无二的机会。同时，这本书在基于BBC系列节目《丘吉尔的保镖》的基础上，也将带给读者们一个关于20世纪政局风云变幻的世界，告诉我们许多鲜为人知的内幕。(RH)

Awards/获奖情况：’well-written and engaging... a worthy edition to the Churchillian canon’---BBC History magazine

’fresh anecdotes abound in these fascinating pages’---Glasgow Evening Times

’a groundbreaking new book’---Yorkshire Post

About the Author/作者介绍： Tom Hickman is a long-time journalist who has worked on several national newspapers and magazines as features writer, features editor or editor. He has also worked for the BBC and has authored several books, including the bestselling history of national service, THE CALL-UP.
汤姆希克曼，长期新闻工作者，在多家知名报纸和杂志担任特写作家和编辑。曾在BBC工作。他的作品包括最畅销的国民服务书籍：THE CALL-UP。

Format:照片

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