Winston Churchill man of the century

Ramsden, John 1947-2009 (Author).

Summary: In this course, Queen Mary University of London history professor John Ramsden discusses Churchill's extraordinary life and his remarkable range of skills including his achievements in a sixty-year-long public life. He seeks to answer the question "What was it whtat was great in Winston Churchill?"

Record details

ISBN: 9781461815433
Physical Description: electronic resource
access
remote
1 sound file (ca. 8 hr.) : digital.
Edition: Unabridged.
Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books ; [Prince Frederick, Md.] : [Distributed by] OneClick Digital, 2011, p2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Downloadable audio file. Title from title screen (viewed July 12, 2011). 14 lectures.
Formatted Contents Note:	Family, background and identity -- Soldier and war correspondent, 1893-1900 -- Young man in a hurry, 1900-1911 -- "I am a war person" -- Starting again, 1916-1930 -- Churchill the writer -- Neglected prophet in the 1930s -- His "finest hour": Churchill the orator -- Churchill and Stalin: dealing with the Devil -- Churchill, Roosevelt, and the "special relationship", 1940-1945 -- Triumph and tragedy, 1942-1945 -- Prophet again, 1945-1951 -- Apotheosis, 1951-1965 -- Man of the century?
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to subscribing institutions.
Participant or Performer Note:	Lecture given by John Ramsden.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Downloadable applications available for access via iOS 4.0+ devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) and Android 2.1+ devices.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web. Requires OneClick Digital Media Manager. System requirements: 200 MB of free disk space, 512 MB of RAM, Windows Installer 3.1, Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (x86 and x64), Windows Media Player 10 QA.