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Churchill's Empire: The World That Made Him and the World He Made by Richard Toye
Category: Australian History
'I have not become the King's First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire.' These notorious words, spoken by Churchill in 1942, encapsulate his image as an imperial die-hard, implacably opposed to colonial freedom. A reputation that has prevailed, and which Churchill ...Show more
Churchill's Empire : The World that Made him and the World he Made by Richard Toye
Category: History
Churchill's image is as an imperial die-hard, implacably opposed to colonial freedom. However, his relationship to Empire is far more complex and ambigious. Written by the acclaimed young historian Richard Toye, this absorbing book is the first to provide a comprehensive account of Churchill's lifelong ...Show more
Lloyd George and Churchill : Rivals for Greatness by Richard Toye
Category: Biography Memoir
The two most significant British political figures of the twentieth-century, Churchill and Lloyd George were political rivals but personal friends. Between them their ministerial careers spanned seventy years and two world wars. Although they could not have been more different temperamentally, and often ...Show more
Lloyd George and Churchill : Rivals for Greatness by Richard Toye
Category: History
The two most significant British political figures of the twentieth-century, Churchill and Lloyd George were political rivals but personal friends. Between them, their ministerial careers spanned seventy years and two world wars. Although they could not have been more different temperamentally, and ofte ...Show more
Rhetoric: A Very Short Introduction by Richard Toye
Category: Reference | Series: Very Short Introductions
Rhetoric is often seen as a synonym for shallow, deceptive language, and therefore as something negative. But if we view rhetoric in more neutral terms, as the 'art of persuasion', it is clear that we are all forced to engage with it at some level, if only because we are constantly exposed to the rhetor ...Show more
The Roar of the Lion: The Untold Story of Churchill's World War II Speeches by Richard Toye
Category: Personal Development
"My aunt, listening to the Prime Minister's speech, remarked of <"our greatest orator>", <"He's no speaker, is he?>"' -diary of teacher M.A. Pratt, 11 Nov. 1942. The popular story of Churchill's war-time rhetoric is a simple one: the British people were energized and inspired by his speeches ...Show more
Winston Churchill - A Life in the News by Richard Toye
Category: Biography
Before Winston Churchill made history, he made news. To a great extent, the news made him too. If it was his own efforts that made him a hero, it was the media that made him a celebrity - and it has been considerably responsible for perpetuating his memory and shaping his reputation in theyears since hi ...Show more
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