The Resource The splendid and the vile : a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the blitz, Erik Larson
The splendid and the vile : a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the blitz, Erik Larson
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 14 audio discs (18 hours)
- Note
- Compact discs
- Isbn
- 9780593167168
- Label
- The splendid and the vile : a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the blitz
- Title
- The splendid and the vile
- Title remainder
- a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the blitz
- Statement of responsibility
- Erik Larson
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Cataloging source
- BLACP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1954-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Larson, Erik
- Dewey number
- 940.54/2121
- Form of composition
- not applicable
- Format of music
- not applicable
- LC call number
- DA566.9.C5
- LC item number
- L326 2020ab
- Literary text for sound recordings
-
- history
- biography
- Music parts
- not applicable
- PerformerNote
- Read by John Lee, with a note read by the author
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Lee, John Rafter
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Churchill, Winston
- Prime ministers
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Target audience
- adult
- Transposition and arrangement
- not applicable
- Label
- The splendid and the vile : a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the blitz, Erik Larson
- Note
- Compact discs
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 inches
- Dimensions
-
- 4 3/4 inches
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 14 audio discs (18 hours)
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9780593167168
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- CD audio, digital
- Publisher number
-
- 60dhrk
- 40dhrk
- PRHA 9525
- Recording technique
- stamping
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)on1137799551
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
- Label
- The splendid and the vile : a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the blitz, Erik Larson
- Note
- Compact discs
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 inches
- Dimensions
-
- 4 3/4 inches
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 14 audio discs (18 hours)
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9780593167168
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- CD audio, digital
- Publisher number
-
- 60dhrk
- 40dhrk
- PRHA 9525
- Recording technique
- stamping
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)on1137799551
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
Subject
- Biographies
- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
- Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Great Britain
- Audiobooks
- Audiobooks on CD
Genre
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- trueThe New York Times Best Sellers - Paperback Nonfiction
- trueThe New York Times Best Sellers - Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction
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