A richly visual examination of the most revered Briton in history, from his birth at Blenheim Palace, to his inspirational wartime leadership, to his final years as a grand old man of world politics.   Winston Churchill, whose nine decades spanned the early era of cavalry charges to the nuclear age, has been voted the greatest Briton. With his keen historical perspective and analytical mind, he was quick to oppose Hitler and thus played a seminal part in ensuring the survival of Britain—and arguably Western democracy itself. Churchill had his disasters and blind spots (the Gallipoli campaign, the creation of Iraq, India), but his achievements assure his place in posterity. This illustrated portrait, complete with 160 painstakingly researched photographs, artworks, speeches, and letters sourced from the family archives at Cambridge, provides insight into every facet of this remarkable man: the outspoken public figure, the powerful orator, the loving husband and father, the enthusiastic painter, and even the sportsman.

Churchill: The Treasures of Winston Churchill, The Greatest Briton

Biographies & Memoirs

Catherwood, Christopher

Leaders & Notable People

Andre Deutsch

Churchill: The Greatest Briton

Historical

Includes painstakingly researched photographs and artworks, including personal notes for some of his most famous wartime speeches, and letters from a young Churchill to his mother while homesick at boarding school.

Winston Churchill (The Compact Guide)

This invigorating book illustrates how easy it is to fall into the nationalist trap of attributing the special blessing of God to our own country. Drawing on recent case studies from around the world, it examines the way in which a false, spiritualized nationalism has infected the Church, and considers in particular the consequences on Britain and the United States. The Bible's teaching on the nature of the Christian Church is explored as the author argues that there is no need to suppress our different identities as British, American, Serb, German, Afro-Caribbean, etc. because the faith that unites us is greater than the national or ethnic divisions that separate us.

Whose Side Is God On? - Nationalism and Christianity

Religion & Spirituality

SPCK Publishing

The world did not change on September 11. Instead, Americans found themselves in a wider struggle in which the rest of the world had been engaged for some time. The terrorist attacks marked the end of America's geographical immunity from the horrors of the outside world. This is not a war between Arabs and the United States or Muslims versus America. September 11 was a manifestation of a deeper struggle between one set of values and another. Christians, Muslims, and Islamic Rage explores the roots of the conflict and offers a perspective on what is going on, how it developed, and what our response as Christians should be. To the purveyors of Islamic rage, past history is at the heart of the hatred they have toward the Christian West. Christians, Muslims, and Islamic Rage looks at the key issues of today, and it explores how those issues are influenced by events of the past. You'll learn about the history that led to current conflicts, including old wars and ancient empires that still capture the minds and imaginations of millions around the world. The book traces the rise of Islam, the rise and fall of Islamic superpowers over the centuries, and the clash of values between Islam, Christianity, and Western civilization. Christians, Muslims, and Islamic Rage examines the core beliefs of Muslims without either demonizing or idolizing them. You'll also learn how belief affects people's perspectives on world events and how cultural values color the way we interpret today's headlines. Moving beyond the limitations of strictly secular interpretations, the author brings a biblical and evangelical dimension to our understanding of what is happening in the world today. The book addresses the issues of oil in the Middle East, the political and religious consequences of economic issues, and the differences between Western civilization, Christianity, Islam, and extremist beliefs. An analysis of the ebb and flow of empires, especially the fall of the Ottoman Empire after World War I and the rise of modern Middle Eastern nations, will help you identify the players in this geopolitical chess game and the forces that motivate them. Finally, Christians, Muslims, and Islamic Rage offers a glimpse of what God is doing in these chaotic times, bringing biblical insight on how these conflicts will finally be resolved.

Christians, Muslims, and Islamic Rage: What Is Going On and Why It Happened

History

World

Zondervan

A clearly written examination of religious nationalism and mass murder.Nationalism is one of the most potent forces of the 20th century. Tens of millions have died as a result of wars since 1900. Nationalism has been blamed as the cause for many of them, right up to the recent conflict and ``ethnic cleansing'' in Bosnia. In Why the Nations Rage, historian Chistopher Catherwood looks at nationalism and how it has merged in lethal combination with religion. Among the questions he addresses are: How do the peace-bearing tenets of religion become so perverted as to arouse hatred and war? How do nations become so unbalanced that to murder one's neighbor is regarded as good rather than evil? This accessibly written examination helps us to better understand one of the crucial issues of our time. Christopher Catherwood is a historian and Senior Research Associate at St Edmund's College, Cambridge. He has traveled extensively in the former Yugoslavia and other trouble spots. 271 pp 5 x 8

Why the Nations Rage

Hodder&Stoughton

Winston Churchill: The Flawed Genius of WWII

He was a legendary man of strength-but no man is without his weaknesses. Revered for his strength of character when Britain stood alone against Nazi Germany, Winston Churchill is painted as one of World War II's most heroic figures-a characterization that overshadows his faults, which have had their own devastating legacy. This book examines the decisions and policies of Churchill between June 1940 and December 1941 that actually hindered the Allied cause, extended the conflict, and even destabilized several regions that remain in chaos to this day. With profound insight into Churchill's early colonial experiences as well as his first tenure as First Lord of the Admiralty, Christopher Catherwood offers an honest appraisal of Churchill's strategies in a unique and fascinating perspective that separates the myth from the man.

Military

BERKLEY

Dutton Caliber

Why the Nations Rage: Killing in the Name of God

Mass murder, ethnic cleansing, genocide, hatred, rage: all these have taken on new meaning for Americans after the horrors of September 11, 2001. But that infamous day was not one on which the world changed. Rather, it was the day the United States joined the rest of the world in a struggle far older than most Americans realize. Suddenly, remote spots like Bosnia or Kosovo have become much easier to understand, places that have faced death and destruction for centuries. This thoughtful book explores much of the background to the strife the globe faces today. In particular, Christopher Catherwood shows how religion and national pride, which are supposed to be positive forces, can become perverted ideologies that arouse hatred, slaughter, and war. Religion often has been ignored as a vital component in understanding the awakened forces of nationalism. Catherwood not only helps to correct that imbalance but empowers us to comprehend our troubled world. If we understand our history and experiences, and the ways in which they can be manipulated for evil ends, then we are much better placed to solve the problems that grow from them in the present.

Religious Studies

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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Churchill: The Treasures of Winston Churchill, The Greatest Briton

Churchill: The Greatest Briton

Winston Churchill (The Compact Guide)

Whose Side Is God On? - Nationalism and Christianity

Christians, Muslims, and Islamic Rage: What Is Going On and Why It Happened

Why the Nations Rage

Winston Churchill: The Flawed Genius of WWII

Winston Churchill: The Flawed Genius of WWII

Why the Nations Rage: Killing in the Name of God

Why the Nations Rage: Killing in the Name of God