THE BEST LITTLE STORIES OF WINSTON CHURCHILL

Book ID/图书代码： 12311008B26331

English Summary/英文概要： Winston Churchill was one of the most extraordinary figures of the twentieth century. Able to see clearly when so many were blind to the threat posed by Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany, Churchill was strong in a time of crisis and inspired nations to greatness. His colorful and stimulating prose, his perseverance in facing adversity, his prodigious contributions to literature, his devotion to the ideal of liberty, and his courageous leadership are there for all to see and follow.

Best Little Stories from the Life and Times of Winston Churchill is a collection of stories from the great man’s life. Prepared in conjunction with the authors’ lectures on Churchill sponsored by Oxford University and the University of Virginia in the summer of 2007, it includes:

*The many times as a boy, youth, and young man he almost died due to illness, accident, or repeated brushes with death on the battlefield
*His prediction during his teen years that one day he would be the defender of London—and England itself—in a horrible war Draining a pond to recover a watch—a present from his father, Lord Randolph Churchill—he had dropped into the water
*His capture and incredible escape from the Boers in the Boer War after hiding in a coal mine among a colony of white rats
*His maiden speech in parliament in 1901 at age 26, which was closely covered by England’s major newspapers
*Learning how to overcome his lisp from an Irish-born American politician who taught him "how to hold thousands in thrall" as a speaker
*His secret and fortunately mild heart attack suffered shortly after Pearl Harbor while visiting the White House for Christmas in 1941
*His remarkable ascent up the political ladder as a young blue-blood in contrast with his parliamentary partnership with David Lloyd George in creating Britain’s early welfare legislation

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 温斯特•丘吉尔（1874～1965）英国政治家、画家、演说家、作家以及记者，1953年诺贝尔文学奖得主，曾于1940－1945年及1951－1955年期间两度任英国首相，被认为是20世纪最重要的政治领袖之一，带领英国获得第二次世界大战的胜利。本书介绍了丘吉尔的奇闻异事。他在布尔战争的被捕又奇迹般的逃离，躲在煤矿里与白老鼠为伴。1901年，年仅26岁的他在议会上的初次演讲就上了英国的各大主要报纸上的封面。他经历了战争，病痛，死亡，但每次都能死里逃生。丘吉尔是一位人生内涵极为丰富的传奇人物。(RY)

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About the Author/作者介绍： C. Brian Kelly, a prize-winning journalist, is president and founder of Montpelier Publishing, a columnist for Military History magazine and its editor emeritus. He also is a lecturer in newswriting at the University of Virginia. A reporter for the Washington Star; he also has been cited for his political reporting by the American Political Science Association.
Ingrid Smyer-Kelly is a freelance writer and editor. The Kellys live in Charlottesville, Virginia.
C. Brian Kelly是一位新闻工作者，蒙特利尔出版社创立者，军事历史杂志的专栏作家，弗吉尼亚大学新闻编辑的讲师，Washington Star的记者。 Ingrid Smyer-Kelly，自由作家和编辑。

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