Churchill and Orwell : the fight for freedom /
Ricks, Thomas E.,
Churchill and Orwell : the fight for freedom / Thomas E. Ricks. - 339 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-326) and index.
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.
A "dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell, with a focus on the pivotal years from the mid-1930s through the 1940s, when their farsighted vision and inspired action in the face of the threat of fascism and communism helped preserve democracy for the world"--
9781594206139 1594206139
2016056757
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.
Biographies.
Churchill and Orwell : the fight for freedom / Thomas E. Ricks. - 339 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-326) and index.
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.
A "dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell, with a focus on the pivotal years from the mid-1930s through the 1940s, when their farsighted vision and inspired action in the face of the threat of fascism and communism helped preserve democracy for the world"--
9781594206139 1594206139
2016056757
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.
Biographies.