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This engaging poem depicts Winston Churchill as a hero, in traditional epic style and echoes the works of Homer and Virgil. The metre adds an emotional intensity to the events of 20th century history more usually found within Classical literature.

Table of Contents
Preface; 1 The Menace of Nazi Germany; 2 The Prophet Unheeded; 3 Office Denied; 4 Appeasement; 5 Dreadnoughts and Dardanelles; 6 The Admiralty at War; 7 Prime Minister at Last; 8 The Battle of France; 9 Dunkirk; 10 The Agony of France; 11 Armistice; 12 Tragedy at Mers-el-Kebir; 13 The Threat of Invasion; 14 The Battle of Britain; 15 The Blitz; 16 Dakar; 17 North African Success; 18 Balkan Disaster; 19 Nadir; 20 Operation Barbarossa; 21 The Atlantic Charter; 22 Crisis at Moscow; 23 The Failure of Crusader; 24 Pearl Harbor; Principal Sources

Saviour of the Nation An Epic Poem of Winston

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      Publisher: Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd
      Publication Date: 20/03/2015
      ISBN13: 9780856835063, 978-0856835063
      ISBN10: 856835064
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      Modern warfare Second World War

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This engaging poem depicts Winston Churchill as a hero, in traditional epic style and echoes the works of Homer and Virgil. The metre adds an emotional intensity to the events of 20th century history more usually found within Classical literature.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; 1 The Menace of Nazi Germany; 2 The Prophet Unheeded; 3 Office Denied; 4 Appeasement; 5 Dreadnoughts and Dardanelles; 6 The Admiralty at War; 7 Prime Minister at Last; 8 The Battle of France; 9 Dunkirk; 10 The Agony of France; 11 Armistice; 12 Tragedy at Mers-el-Kebir; 13 The Threat of Invasion; 14 The Battle of Britain; 15 The Blitz; 16 Dakar; 17 North African Success; 18 Balkan Disaster; 19 Nadir; 20 Operation Barbarossa; 21 The Atlantic Charter; 22 Crisis at Moscow; 23 The Failure of Crusader; 24 Pearl Harbor; Principal Sources

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