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    Triumph & Tragedy
    Triumph & Tragedy
    Triumph & Tragedy
    Audiobook (abridged)2 hours

    Triumph & Tragedy

    Written by Winston Churchill

    Narrated by Michael Jayston

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    With the beach landings of June 6th in the greatest amphibious assault ever seen the final phase of the war had begun. Churchill could survey his task with an easier mind. His relationship with Stalin was becoming increasingly more difficult as Stalin’s moves replaced one terror with another. Churchill was anxious to move forces through Italy to relieve the military pressure on Normandy and Stalin yet limit the advance of Soviet forces into Central and Eastern Europe. The last major German offensive came in the Ardennes during December 1944. With its repulse their resistance began to melt away. The Russians continued to advance heroically forward into Germany itself. In Italy the collapse resulted into Mussolini’s brutal execution by the Partisans. Two days later on April 30th. Hitler committed suicide in his bunker in Berlin. On May 8th VE Day surrendered Europe to the overwhelming giddiness of liberation. In the Pacific the Americans moved relentlessly forward their massive air power hammered Japanese cities. Their vast armadas of ships disgorged armies to retake the Philippines in the fast diminishing Japanese Empire. But an attack on the Japanese mainland would be debilitating. The new American President, Harry Truman therefore unleashed a new level of terror with the nuclear bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima Japan surrendered on August 14th 1945 and the world was still and at peace. But for Churchill the election loomed and the Great Man was swept from office on a Labour landslide. His place in history is not forgotten. The overview is read by Winston S Churchill MP and the volume narrated by Michael Jayston.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Copyright Group Audio
    Release dateJan 1, 2014
    ISBN9781780002682
    Triumph & Tragedy
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    Winston Churchill

    Sir Winston Churchill was a British military man, statesman, and Nobel-prize winning author, and, by virtue of his service during both the First and Second World Wars, is considered to be one of the greatest wartime leaders of the twentieth century. Born to the aristocracy, Churchill pursued a career in the British Army, seeing action in British India and in the Second Boer War, and later drew upon his experiences in these historic conflicts in his work as a war correspondent and writer. After retiring from active duty, Churchill moved into politics and went on to hold a number of important positions in the British government. He rose to the role of First Lord of the Admiralty during the First World War and later to the role of prime minister, a position that he held twice, from 1940-1945 and from 1951-1955. A visionary statesman, Churchill was remarkable for his ability to perceive emerging threats to international peace, and predicted the rise of Nazi Germany, the Second World War, and the Iron Curtain. In his later years Churchill returned to writing, penning the six-volume Second World War series, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, and many other historical and biographical works. Winston Churchill died in 1965 and, after one of the largest state funerals to that point in time, was interred in his family’s burial plot.

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    • 4/5
      A gripping account of the events leading up to World War 2 by someone very close to the inner workings. Well read by the reader sounds like Mr. Churchill himself.
    • 4/5
      As an historical artefact, an account of WWII from the highest level, but lacking the Enigma and Ultra information, this is a very good production. He writes clearly and well. Having some of the instincts of the historian,, and having already written two major biographies, he knew what he'd be looking for if he was writing a biography. So that's what it is, and it reads well. I've finished it three times, and dipped in often.
    • 5/5
      Excellent review of the early beginnings of WWII. Churchill has the advantage not only of having lived this portion of history, but also the records of the Nuremberg trials and his own personal journals. Very readable.
    • 5/5
      This is the first of a series of six books written by Winston Churchill on World War Two. This is a very good, very well-written on am important subject. Winston Churchill was at the center of events during the entire war, being Prime Minister for almost all of it. This was a unique perspective on the war. This is history related by the man who, in many cases, made the history.The book has many details of memory and records. The appendix has important documents for those who want more information. The writing is by a master of the English language who is a seasoned writer. The combination of political leader and writer of power is without precedent.For those interested in World War Two, for those interested in Twentieth Century history these books are imperative. I don't think you can really understand the period without reading and understanding this set of books. I cannot recommend them too much.
    • 5/5
      It wouldn't be an understatement to call this one of the most important works of history of the twentieth century. The first of six volumes by Winston Churchill this book chronicles the period between the end of the First World War, through the growing German and Italian threats to the peace, and into the war as far as the Battle of France. To say that this book is well written would be a substantial understatement. Churchill has a way with the English language that is very rarely seen which serves to enliven a story that has been done to death in the decades since this was originally published. As a participant at the highest levels of government throughout most of the period of this book, and especially after the start of the war, there is an added level of clarity, moral force, and insights that are often lost in most examinations of the period. Of particular note I found were the various descriptions of those principal actors such as Stanley Baldwin, Neville Chamberlain, and Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov. Contrary to my expectations, Chamberlain himself is not vastly attacked by Churchill in any substantially prolonged way, especially after Munich when his demeanor changed drastically - a better accounting of the failures of the prewar government fall to Baldwin as it stands in this account for putting party over country. On the whole much of the emphasis in this volume is placed on the prewar era, and rightfully so - while the period described from September 1939 to May 1940 is also of the highest quality it does drag at some points with Churchill's descriptions of the Norway campaign which are perhaps too long considering the rapidly approaching thunderstorm that was making its way to fruition on the continent.This said, while this series can be viewed as a history of the war it is better viewed as a serious of war memoirs from one of the most important figures of the war and should inevitably rest on the shelves of any respectful reader of the Second World War.Of note for this volume itself are several very nicely done maps - particularly as they relate to the Polish campaign, Scapa Flow, the naval battle against the Graf Spee, and the Norway campaign. A variety of useful appendixes are also included, particularly those relating to naval affairs considering Winston's position as First Lord of the Admiralty from the start of the war until his assumption of the duties of the office of the Prime Minister.
    • 5/5
      This may be one of the most important books of the twentieth century, written by one of its greatest heroes. Churchill, a lone voice against tyranny for so long, did everything he could to sound the warning bell against fascism. In the end--although so very late--they listened. In the end, the Allies were victorious. And in the end, we have this brilliant account from which to learn of the follies of the past, in order to preserve our future from tyranny.
    • 4/5
      There is a lot of good stuff in this. Some of the highlights for me are listed here.Churchill describes the foreign policy of England for the past 400 years as this: Pressing against whatever European power which took it upon itself to over-run other countries. Regardless of which power (France, Italy, Germany, etc.), they would resist aggressive behavior.He also makes the point that one must make one's decisions from one's own conscience instead of from fear of man. There were many times when he took an unpopular stand and thought he had wiped out his future, only to find several years later that the country's opinion had swayed back towards his own.Quiseling-a German man who befriended Norway and then turned on her without warning and took over from within for Germany. There were many other Germans with him who did this but he was their leader. What an honor to have your name become an insult!I enjoyed reading this very much. It makes so many ideas and snippits of history come into focus.
    • 5/5
      "History will be kind to me for I intend to write it." And he did. This compulisively readable account of Europe between the wars and from 09/39 to 05/40 covers European diplomatic history, shifts in British politics, Britian's unwillingness to prepare for war, Hitler's rise to power and German re-armament. It ends with the invasion of France/the Low Countries and Chuchill's ascent to Prime Minister of a National Government. For all it's readablity and heavy use of documentation and primary sources, this is still a memior and sometimes self-serving.
    • 4/5
      fascinating and educational perspective of the prelude to WWII as well as during the war itself. some of the details about specific battles kind of seem undistinguished and like a long laundry list in places, but I learned quite a few new things that I don't think are commonly known about the war years from an American standpoint. A must read/listen for WWII history buffs.
    • 5/5
      most enjoyable.indepth enough. stalin and Churchill could drink the bar dry.
    • 3/5
      One of the great writers, as well as leaders, of the 20th C. Too bad this is abridged, and too bad the reader feels that he has to imitate the voice of Churchill, which is inimitable.