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The number one New York Times best-selling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers a fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz.<\/p>\n

NAMED ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2020 BY The Washington PostHuffPostThe Seattle TimesLit HubThe WeekPopSugar<\/p>\n

On Winston Churchill\u2019s first day as prime minister, Adolf Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next 12 months, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons. It was up to Churchill to hold his country together and persuade President Franklin Roosevelt that Britain was a worthy ally – and willing to fight to the end.<\/p>\n

In The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson shows, in cinematic detail, how Churchill taught the British people “the art of being fearless.” It is a story of political brinkmanship, but it\u2019s also an intimate domestic drama, set against the backdrop of Churchill\u2019s prime-ministerial country home, Chequers; his wartime retreat, Ditchley, where he and his entourage go when the moon is brightest and the bombing threat is highest; and, of course, 10 Downing Street in London.<\/p>\n

Drawing on diaries, original archival documents, and once-secret intelligence reports – some released only recently – Larson provides a new lens on London\u2019s darkest year through the day-to-day experience of Churchill and his family: his wife, Clementine; their youngest daughter, Mary, who chafes against her parents\u2019 wartime protectiveness; their son, Randolph, and his beautiful, unhappy wife, Pamela; Pamela\u2019s illicit lover, a dashing American emissary; and the advisers in Churchill\u2019s “Secret Circle”, to whom he turns in the hardest moments.<\/p>\n

The Splendid and the Vile takes listeners out of today\u2019s political dysfunction and back to a time of true leadership, when, in the face of unrelenting horror, Churchill\u2019s eloquence, courage, and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together.<\/p>\n

This audiobook includes a recording of Winston Churchill’s 1941 Christmas Eve speech. <\/p>\n

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Customers find the book very interesting and compelling. They also describe the pacing as vivid and colorful. Readers describe the history as intimate and vibrant. They praise the research quality as deep, thorough, and brilliant. They appreciate the detailed look at the first year of Churchill’s Ministry and a vivid picture of Britain’s struggles. Customers also say the book brings nuance and elicits a unique take on the man.<\/span><\/p>\n

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