03392nam 22004935 450 991079389270332120200406050111.00-300-24876-810.12987/9780300248760(CKB)4100000009182309(MiAaPQ)EBC5889123(DE-B1597)536754(OCoLC)1143824366(DE-B1597)9780300248760(MiAaPQ)EBC7021938(Au-PeEL)EBL7021938(EXLCZ)99410000000918230920200406h20192019 fg engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierOblivion or Glory 1921 and the Making of Winston Churchill /David StaffordNew Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2019]©20191 online resource (335 pages)0-300-23404-X Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue: 'A Bold, Bad Man' -- Introduction: 'A Tragic Flaw in the Metal' -- 1. 'Rule Britannia' -- 2. Family and Friends -- 3. 'He Uses It as an Opiate' -- 4. A World in Torment -- 5. The Great Corniche of Life -- 6. 'Th is Wild Cousin of Mine' -- 7. 'The Forty Thieves' -- 8. The Smiling Orchards -- 9. Tragedy Strikes -- 10. Peacemaker -- 11. 'Where Are We Going in Europe?' -- 12. Imperial Dreams -- 13. 'I Will Take What Comes' -- 14. 'A Seat for Life' -- 15. 'The Courage and Instinct of Leadership' -- 16. The Comfort of Friends -- 17. 'The Dark Horse of English Politics' -- 18. Fleeting Shadows -- Epilogue: 'He Would Make a Great Prime Minister' -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- IndexAn engaging and original account of 1921, a pivotal year for Churchill that had a lasting impact on his political and personal legacy After the tragic consequences of his involvement in the catastrophic Dardanelles Campaign of World War I, Churchill's political career seemed over. He was widely regarded as little more than a bombastic and unpredictable buccaneer until, in 1921, an unexpected inheritance heralded a series of events that laid the foundations for his future success. Renowned Churchill scholar David Stafford delves into the statesman's life in 1921, the year in which his political career revived. From his political negotiations in the Anglo-Irish treaty that created the Irish Free State to his tumultuous relationship with his "wild cousin" Clare Sheridan, sculptor of Lenin and subject of an MI5 investigation, this broad account explores the nuances of Churchill's private and public lives. This is an engaging portrait of this overlooked yet pivotal year in the great man's life.Nineteen twentiesBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of StatebisacshGreat BritainPolitics and government1910-1936Great BritainForeign relations1910-1936Nineteen twenties.BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State.941.084092Stafford David, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut565562DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910793892703321Oblivion or Glory3753874UNINA