AuthorWinston S. Churchill
NarratorChristian Rodska
Duration13h 47m
CategoriesChildren and Young Adult Non-Fiction and Educational Titles, History
Key StageA Level
PublisherChivers
VersionUnabridged
Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World War. Lucid, dramatic, remarkable both for its breadth and sweep and for its sense of personal involvement, it is universally acknowledged as a magnificent reconstruction and is an enduring, compelling work that led to his being awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. 'Triumph and Tragedy' recounts the dramatic months as the War drew to a close - the Normandy landings, the liberation of Western Europe, the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the surrender of Germany and Japan.
Author: Winston S. Churchill
Author Winston S. Churchill
Narrator Edward De Souza
Duration 3h 55m
A history of Britain by one of its finest statesmen, a man who had himself crucially shaped events during one of the greatest crisis of modern times. Churchill's resonant prose brings to life the political, constitutional and military landmarks of our history: his purpose, to show that a sense of how man may live decently and democratically grew fr...
View BookAuthor: Irene Gut Updike
Author Irene Gut Updike
Narrator Hope Davis
Duration 7h 6m
IRENE GUT WAS just 17 in 1939, when the Germans and Russians devoured her native Poland. Just a girl, really. But a girl who saw evil and chose to defy it.
View BookThe Second World War: Milestones To Disaster (1919-10th May 1940)
Author: Winston S. Churchill
Author Winston S. Churchill
Narrator Christian Rodska
Duration 10h 42m
This history of the Second World War is the definitive work. It is remarkable for its breadth and sweep and for its sense of personal involvement. This edition is Churchill's own abridgement of his original six volume history.
View BookAuthor: Roberta Edwards
Author Roberta Edwards
Narrator Kevin Pariseau
Duration 53m
Ever since Howard Carter uncovered King Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, the young pharaoh has become a symbol of the wealth and mystery of ancient Egypt. This Who Was . . . ? explains the life and times of this ancient Egyptian ruler, covering the story of the tomb's discovery, as well as myths and so-called mummy curses.
View BookAuthor: Winston S. Churchill
Author Winston S. Churchill
Narrator Winston S. Churchill
SeriesChurchill's Greatest Speeches, Book 2
Duration 2h 28m
In this collection of digitally remastered recordings from the BBC archive we hear first-hand how, in 1940, Chamberlain resigned, Hitler invaded the Low Countries, and Winston Churchill was summoned to the greatest challenge of his long political career.
View BookAuthor: Winston S. Churchill
Author Winston S. Churchill
Narrator Winston S. Churchill
SeriesWinston Churchill's Greatest Speeches, Book 1
Duration 2h 35m
Winston Churchill steered Britain through its darkest hours during World War Two. He was one of the twentieth century's greatest orators, and the speeches that he painstakingly composed, rehearsed and delivered inspired courage in an entire nation. Churchill's output was prolific - his complete speeches alone contain over 5 million words. On this s...
View BookAuthor: Kadir Nelson
Author Kadir Nelson
Narrator Debbie Allen
Duration 1h 38m
Kadir Nelson's Heart and Soul is the winner of numerous awards, including the 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Award and Illustrator Honor, and the recipient of five starred reviews. The story of America and African Americans is a story of hope and inspiration and unwavering courage. This is the story of the men, women, and children who toiled in the...
View BookAuthor: Leon Leyson
Author Leon Leyson
Narrator Danny Burstein
Duration 4h 14m
Even in the darkest of times - especially in the darkest of times - there is room for strength and bravery. A remarkable memoir from Leon Leyson, one of the youngest children to survive the Holocaust on Oskar Schindlers list. Leon Leyson (born Leib Lezjon) was only ten years old when the Nazis invaded Poland and his family was forced to relocate to...
View BookAuthor: Tom Olson
Author Tom Olson
Narrator George Newbern
SeriesLost, Book 2
Duration 3h 25m
On April 11, 1970, the Apollo 13 space shuttle set off for the third intended American moon landing. Two days later and 200,000 miles from Earth, disaster struck when an oxygen tank exploded on board the spacecraft, leaving three astronauts with only one goal: to make it home alive. From "Houston, we've had a problem" to the final tense moments at...
View BookThe Age of Revolution: A History of the English Speaking Peoples
Author: Winston S. Churchill
Author Winston S. Churchill
Narrator Christian Rodska
Duration 12h 42m
During the period of this volume, from 1688 to 1815, three revolutions profoundly influenced mankind and led to war between the British and the French: the English Revolution of 1688, the American Revolution of 1775 and the French Revolution of 1789. Beneath these political upheavals other revolutions in science and manufacture were laying the foun...
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