01709cam a2200361 i 4500 27183 27183 1125275396 OCoLC 20200318151607.0 191011s2020 nyuab b 001 0beng 2019045028 9780385348713 (OCoLC)1125275396 DLC eng rda DLC OCLCO UOK DA566.9.C5 L326 2020 940.54/2121 23 Larson, Erik, 1954- author. 5398 The splendid and the vile : a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the Blitz / Erik Larson. First edition. New York : Crown, [2020] xii, 585 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm. text txt rdacontent. unmediated n rdamedia. volume nc rdacarrier. Includes bibliographical references (pages 547-554) and index. Bleak expectations -- The rising threat -- A certain eventuality -- Dread -- Blood and dust -- The Americans -- Love amid the flames -- One year to the day -- Epilogue. A portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz. On Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. This shows in cinematic detail how Churchill taught the British people the art of being fearless. Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965. 5399 Prime ministers Great Britain Biography. 5400 World War, 1939-1945 Great Britain. 5401 World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Great Britain. 5402 World War, 1939-1945 Social aspects Great Britain. 5403 ddc BOOK ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ NF 2020-03-18 32.00 4 2 940.54 LARS 51285 2025-02-08 2024-12-19 2020-03-18 BOOK