Shelden, Michael.
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.
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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-363) and index.
• Prelude: the prime minister — Introduction: the young titan — 1901-1905. — A new world — A family affair — Born for opposition — The duke’s smile — Empire dreams — The great rift — Departures — The bachelor and the heiress — Fortunate son — 1906-1910. — Winners and losers — The world at his feet — Private lives — The political maiden — A place in the sun — Best laid plans — The castle — Eminent Edwardian — Sound and fury — Life and death — 1910-1915. — Valiant — Storm signals — Armada — The old man and the sea — Wings — Countdown — Last stand.
• An account of the World War II prime minister’s early career covers his contributions to building a modern navy, his experimentations with radical social reforms, and his lesser-known romantic pursuits.

Subjects:

• Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
• Great Britain — Politics and government — 1901-1936.
• Cabinet officers — Great Britain — Biography.
• Prime ministers — Great Britain — Biography.

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