A history of the English-speaking peoples. Volume III. The age of revolution / Winston S. Churchill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965, author.

Series:

Barnes and Noble digital library.

Barnes and Noble digital library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--20th century.

Great Britain.

Commonwealth countries--History--20th century.

Commonwealth countries.

English-speaking countries--History--20th century.

English-speaking countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (142 pages) : maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Age of revolution

Place of Publication:

New York : Barnes and Noble, 2012.

Summary:

Winston S. Churchills A History of the English Speaking Peoples is the literary masterwork of the twentieth centurys greatest historical figure. Beginning with Marlboroughs victory at Blenheim in 1704 and ending with Wellingtons defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815, Churchill recounts Britains rise to world leadership over the course of the eighteenth century. In this volume Churchill provides an excellent illustration of his unique literary voice, together with an introduction to his thoughts on the forces that shape human affairs.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Preface

Contents

Book VII: England's Advance to World Power

I. William of Orange

II. Continental War

III. The Spanish Succession

IV. Marlborough: Blenheim and Ramillies

V. Oudenarde and Malplaquet

VI. The Treaty of Utrecht

Book VIII: The First British Empire

I. The House of Hanover

II. Sir Robert Walpole

III. The Austrian Succession and the "Forty-Five"

IV. The American Colonies

V. The First World War

VI. The Quarrel with America

VII. The War of Independence

VIII. The United States

IX. The Indian Empire

Book IX: Napoleon

I. The Younger Pitt

II. The American Constitution

III. The French Revolution

IV. France Confronted

V. Trafalgar

VI. The Emperor of the French

VII. The Peninsular War and the Fall of Napoleon

VIII. Washington, Adams, and Jefferson

IX. The War of 1812

X. Elba and Waterloo

Maps and Genealogical Table.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 17, 2016).

Description based on online resource; title from title page (EBook Central, viewed May 1, 2025).

ISBN:

9781411465961

1411465962

9781411428614

1411428617

9780795330469

0795330464