Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom by Thomas E. Ricks (English) Paperba

Description: Churchill and Orwell by Thomas E. Ricks Before Trump, two men from the right and the left fought to preserve our liberty FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Today, as liberty and truth are increasingly challenged, the figures of Churchill and Orwell loom large. Exemplars of Britishness, they preserved individual freedom and democracy for the world through their far-sighted vision and inspired action, and cast a long shadow across our culture and politics. In Churchill & Orwell, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Thomas E. Ricks masterfully argues that these extraordinary men are as important today as they ever were. Churchill and Orwell stood in political opposition to each other, but were both committed to the preservation of freedom. However, in the late 1930s they occupied a lonely position: democracy was much discredited, and authoritarian rulers, fascist and communist, were everywhere in the ascent. Unlike others, they had the wisdom to see that the most salient issue was human liberty and that any government that denies its people basic rights is a totalitarian menace to be resisted. Churchill and Orwell proved their age s necessary men, and this book reveals how they rose from a precarious position to triumph over the enemies of freedom. Churchill may have played the larger role in Hitler s defeat, but Orwell s reckoning with the threat of authoritarian rule in 1984 and Animal Farm defined the stakes of the Cold War and continues to inspire to this day. Their lives are an eloquent testament to the power of moral conviction, and to the courage it takes to stay true to it. Notes The right wing and left wing commitments to democracy of Winston Churchill and George Orwell set the two ostensibly different men apart in a 1930s political climate tempted by fascism and authoritarianism, as considered in this look at the legacy of the unlikely pair from the author of Fiasco. Author Biography THOMAS E. RICKS is the bestselling and award winning author of The Gamble, The Generals, and the international bestseller Fiasco, the most authoritative account of how the Bush administration and the US Army created a disaster in Iraq (Max Hastings, Sunday Times). He is a former writer for The Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal, and has covered military operations across the globe. He now contributes to The New York Times and the New Yorker, and has appeared on the BBC, Sky News and in the Guardian and other UK press. He is a contributing editor at Foreign Policy magazine, writing the prize-winning blog The Best Defense. Review Really, very interesting John Le CarréAn inspiring story… highly readable Andrew Roberts, bestselling author of Napoleon the Great and The Storm of WarRicks is an excellent writer; his eye for telling detail brings to life these two remarkable and much-mythologised men Keith Lowe, TelegraphA feast of a book, laden with observations and insights that enable us to see these familiar figures, and through them our own time, in a fresh and illuminating light John Gray, New StatesmanA page turner written with great brio... highly enjoyable New York Times Promotional An insightful biography about two men from either side of the political aisle who fought to preserve democracy Review Quote Really, very interesting Promotional "Headline" Before Trump, two men from the right and the left fought to preserve our liberty Details ISBN0715652761 Year 2018 ISBN-10 0715652761 ISBN-13 9780715652763 Format Paperback Author Thomas E. Ricks Pages 352 Media Book Publication Date 2018-05-03 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 941.0840922 Imprint Duckworth Language English Subtitle The Fight for Freedom Translated from English UK Release Date 2018-05-03 AU Release Date 2018-05-03 Publisher Duckworth Books Alternative 9780715652442 Audience General NZ Release Date 2018-08-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158366407;

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