LEADER 03392nam 22004935 450 001 9910793892703321 005 20200406050111.0 010 $a0-300-24876-8 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300248760 035 $a(CKB)4100000009182309 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5889123 035 $a(DE-B1597)536754 035 $a(OCoLC)1143824366 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300248760 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7021938 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7021938 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000009182309 100 $a20200406h20192019 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aOblivion or Glory $e1921 and the Making of Winston Churchill /$fDavid Stafford 210 1$aNew Haven, CT : $cYale University Press, $d[2019] 210 4$dİ2019 215 $a1 online resource (335 pages) 311 $a0-300-23404-X 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tList of Illustrations -- $tAcknowledgements -- $tPrologue: 'A Bold, Bad Man' -- $tIntroduction: 'A Tragic Flaw in the Metal' -- $t1. 'Rule Britannia' -- $t2. Family and Friends -- $t3. 'He Uses It as an Opiate' -- $t4. A World in Torment -- $t5. The Great Corniche of Life -- $t6. 'Th is Wild Cousin of Mine' -- $t7. 'The Forty Thieves' -- $t8. The Smiling Orchards -- $t9. Tragedy Strikes -- $t10. Peacemaker -- $t11. 'Where Are We Going in Europe?' -- $t12. Imperial Dreams -- $t13. 'I Will Take What Comes' -- $t14. 'A Seat for Life' -- $t15. 'The Courage and Instinct of Leadership' -- $t16. The Comfort of Friends -- $t17. 'The Dark Horse of English Politics' -- $t18. Fleeting Shadows -- $tEpilogue: 'He Would Make a Great Prime Minister' -- $tEndnotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aAn 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. 606 $aNineteen twenties 606 $aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State$2bisacsh 607 $aGreat Britain$xPolitics and government$y1910-1936 607 $aGreat Britain$xForeign relations$y1910-1936 615 0$aNineteen twenties. 615 7$aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State. 676 $a941.084092 700 $aStafford$b David, $4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0565562 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910793892703321 996 $aOblivion or Glory$93753874 997 $aUNINA