Description: "The Splendid and the Vile" was written by Erik Larson and published by Crown in New York in 2020. This is a hardcover stated first edition, first printing of this splendid 585-page work by the best-selling author, subtitled: "A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz." The original price, as shown on the dustjacket front flap, was $32.00. From the dustjacket blurb: “On Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Adolf Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons. It was up to Churchill to hold his country together and persuade President Franklin Roosevelt that Britain was a worthy ally—and willing to fight to the end. “In ‘The Splendid and the Vile,’ Erik Larson shows, in cinematic detail, how Churchill taught the British people ‘the art of being fearless.’ It is a story of political brinkmanship, but it’s also an intimate domestic drama, set against the backdrop of Churchill's prime-ministerial country home, Chequers; his wartime retreat, Ditchley, where he and his entourage go when the moon is brightest and the bombing threat is highest; and, of course, 10 Downing Street in London. “Drawing on diaries, original archival documents, and once-secret intelligence reports—some released only recently—Larson provides a new lens on London's darkest year through the day-to-day experience of Churchill and his family: his wife, Clementine; their youngest daughter, Mary, who chafes against her parents' wartime protectiveness; their son, Randolph, and his beautiful, unhappy wife, Pamela; Pamela's illicit lover, a dashing American emissary; and the advisers in Churchill's ‘Secret Circle,’ to whom he turns in the hardest moments. “ ‘The Splendid and the Vile’ takes readers out of today's political dysfunction and back to a time of true leadership, when, in the face of unrelenting horror, Churchill’s eloquence, courage, and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together.”The book is in fine collectible condition, with no torn or bent pages, no scratches, stains or inscriptions, no remainder marks, no price-clipping, no bookplate, no ex-library, no book club edition, no flaws of any sort. It is as new.The dustjacket is in equally fine shape and is protected in a clear and removable archival cover. Please see the photos for a fuller description and author profile.BLK BOX 32 PLEASE SEE THE OTHER TITLES NOW LISTED IN MY EBAY STORE: DISTANT VOYAGE BOOKS PAYPAL PREFERRED Will combine shipping. All items are well packed and are normally mailed within two days of payment being received. My 100% feedback rating is valuable to me. If you are satisfied with a transaction, please leave feedback and I will do the same. Questions welcome. Additional photographs on request. Note: Scrolling through my listings will locate books in these and many other categories: Animals; Art & Architecture; Biography; Children’s; Collecting & Collectibles; Entertainment, Film & Theater; Fiction; Food & Drink; Gardening; History; Military; Music; Natural History; Nautical; Photography; Science & Technology; Travel; Space; Sports; Transportation. New titles added almost daily.
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Book Title: The Splendid and the Vile
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Crown
Original Language: English
Subject: Military & War
Publication Year: 2020
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: Erik Larson
Features: 1st Edition
Genre: History, Military, War & Combat
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: WWII (1939-45), History, Winston Churchill, Great Britain--History--World War II--Blitz, Prime Ministers--Great Britain--Biography, World War II--Social Aspects--Great Britain
Subjects: History & Military
