Churchill and Orwell
The Fight for Freedom
New York, New York : Penguin Press, [2017]
Format: Book
Description: 339 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents:
The two Winstons -- Churchill the adventurer -- Orwell the policeman -- Churchill: down and out in the 1930s -- Orwell becomes "Orwell": Spain 1937 -- Churchill becomes "Churchill": spring 1940 -- Fighting the Germans, reaching out to the Americans: 1940- 1941 -- Churchill, Orwell, and the Class War in Britain : 1941 -- Enter the Americans: 1941-1942 -- Grim visions of the postwar world: 1943 -- Animal farm: 1943-1945 -- Churchill (and Britain) in decline and triumph: 1944-1945 -- Churchill's revenge: the war memoirs -- Orwell in triumph and decline: 1945-1950 -- Churchill's premature afterlife: 1950-1965 -- Orwell's extraordinary ascension: 1950-2016 -- Afterword: The Path of Churchill and Orwell.
Subjects:
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
Orwell, George, 1903-1950.
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 -- Political and social views.
Orwell, George, 1903-1950 -- Political and social views.
Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
Fascism -- History -- 20th century.
Communism -- History -- 20th century.
World politics -- 1933-1945.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945.
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
Orwell, George, 1903-1950.
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 -- Political and social views.
Orwell, George, 1903-1950 -- Political and social views.
Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
Fascism -- History -- 20th century.
Communism -- History -- 20th century.
World politics -- 1933-1945.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945.
ISBN:
9781594206139 (hardback)
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BIOGRAPHY Churchill, Winston | Main (Downtown) | Display - First Level, Biography | In |
BIOGRAPHY Churchill, Winston | Southeast | Biography | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-326) and index.