The Complete Works Of Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, PC, DL, FRS, Hon. RA (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British Conservative politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. Widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century, he served as Prime Minister twice (1940–45 and 1951–55). A noted statesman and orator, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a historian, a writer, and an artist. He is the only British prime minister to have received the Nobel Prize in Literature, and was the first person to be made an Honorary Citizen of the United States.
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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, PC, DL, FRS, Hon. RA (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British Conservative politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. Widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century, he served as Prime Minister twice (1940–45 and 1951–55). A noted statesman and orator, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a historian, a writer, and an artist. He is the only British prime minister to have received the Nobel Prize in Literature, and was the first person to be made an Honorary Citizen of the United States.
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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, PC, DL, FRS, Hon. RA (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British Conservative politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. Widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century, he served as Prime Minister twice (1940–45 and 1951–55). A noted statesman and orator, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a historian, a writer, and an artist. He is the only British prime minister to have received the Nobel Prize in Literature, and was the first person to be made an Honorary Citizen of the United States.
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Winston Churchill, the American author, writes about his experiences in Europe during WWI after leaving New York in the summer of 1917. He and countless other Americans travel to Europe to join the war effort by building shelters for the homeless French, driving ambulances, and becoming a part of the American Field Service.

The bourgeoisie including lawyers, doctors, businessmen, newspaper correspondents, movie photographers, and millionaires leave their comforts to take on the hardships of war-effected countries and support the Allies. Women also partake in the war efforts and are eager to begin “being useful” as one of the women describes it. They join the Red Cross without a backward glance at their once sheltered lives.

The French gladly welcome the Americans and ask if they come to save them-Churchill confirms this notion and adds they also come to save themselves. Bombs over London become a regular occurrence. Despite the war, however, life in London goes on. Contrary to Churchill’s expectations, restaurants and theatres buzz with people. He is even served bread and sugar during meals.

Churchill and the officers and sailors get used to five to eight days of brutal vigilance and the hardships of war followed by three days of leisure spent at clubs, golf courses, and tennis courts.

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DEDICATION

INTRODUCTORY NOTE

MAPS AND PLANS

CHAPTER I.  STEAMING SOUTH
R.M.S. 'Dunottar Castle,' October 26 and October 29, 1899

CHAPTER II.  THE STATE OF THE GAME
Capetown; November 1, 1899

CHAPTER III.  ALONG THE SOUTHERN FRONTIER
East London: November 5, 1899

CHAPTER IV.  IN NATAL
Estcourt: November 6, 1899

CHAPTER V.  A CRUISE IN THE ARMOURED TRAIN
Estcourt: November 9, 1899

CHAPTER VI.  DISTANT GUNS
Estcourt: November 10, 1899

CHAPTER VII.  THE FATE OF THE ARMOURED TRAIN
Pretoria: November 20, 1899

CHAPTER VIII.  PRISONERS OF WAR
Pretoria: November 24, 1899

CHAPTER IX.  THROUGH THE DUTCH CAMPS
Pretoria: November 30, 1899

CHAPTER X.  IN AFRIKANDER BONDS
Pretoria: December 3, 1899

CHAPTER XI.  I ESCAPE FROM THE BOERS
Lourenço Marques: December 22, 1899

CHAPTER XII.  BACK TO THE BRITISH LINES
Frere: December 24, 1899

CHAPTER XIII.  CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
Frere: January 4, 1900

CHAPTER XIV.  A MILITARY DEMONSTRATION AND SOME GOOD NEWS
Chieveley: January 8, 1900

CHAPTER XV.  THE DASH FOR POTGIETER'S FERRY
Spearman's Hill: January 13, 1900

CHAPTER XVI.  TRICHARDT'S DRIFT AND THE AFFAIR OF ACTON HOMES
Venter's Spruit: January 22, 1900

CHAPTER XVII.  THE BATTLE OF SPION KOP
Venter's Spruit: January 25, 1900

CHAPTER XVIII.  THROUGH THE FIVE DAYS' ACTION
Venter's Spruit: January 25, 1900

CHAPTER XIX.  A FRESH-EFFORT AND AN ARMY CHAPLAIN
Spearman's Hill: February 4, 1900

CHAPTER XX.  THE COMBAT OF VAAL KRANTZ
General Buller's Headquarters: February 9, 1900

CHAPTER XXI.  HUSSAR HILL
General Buller's Headquarters: February 15, 1900

CHAPTER XXII.  THE ENGAGEMENT OF MONTE CRISTO
Cingolo Neck: February 19, 1900

CHAPTER XXIII.  THE PASSAGE OF THE TUGELA
Hospital-ship 'Maine': March 4, 1900

CHAPTER XXIV.  THE BATTLE OF PIETERS: THE THIRD DAY
Hospital-ship 'Maine': March 5, 1900

CHAPTER XXV.  UPON MAJUBA DAY
Commandant's Office, Durban: March 6, 1900

CHAPTER XXVI.  THE RELIEF OF LADYSMITH
Commandant's Office, Durban: March 9, 1900

CHAPTER XXVII.  AFTER THE SIEGE
Durban: March 10, 1900

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INTRODUCTION

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THE RECORD OF THE GOVERNMENT
THE CONCILIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
THE TRANSVAAL CONSTITUTION
THE ORANGE FREE STATE CONSTITUTION
LIBERALISM AND SOCIALISM
IMPERIAL PREFERENCE—I.
IMPERIAL PREFERENCE—II.
THE HOUSE OF LORDS
THE DUNDEE ELECTION

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SOCIAL ORGANISATION
THE MINES [EIGHT HOURS] BILL
UNEMPLOYMENT
THE SOCIAL FIELD
THE APPROACHING CONFLICT
THE ANTI-SWEATING BILL
LABOUR EXCHANGES AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

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THE BUDGET
THE BUDGET RESOLUTIONS
THE BUDGET AND NATIONAL INSURANCE
LAND AND INCOME TAXES IN THE BUDGET
THE BUDGET AND THE LORDS
THE SPIRIT OF THE BUDGET
THE BUDGET AND PROPERTY
THE CONSTITUTIONAL MENACE

Why, then, is The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire timeless? The author wasnt a post-modernist man trapped in an Enlightenment body; Gibbon had no conception of social history or archeology, his 18th century idea that climate affects morality is long out of date, and his analyses of the Middle East are hampered by his reliance on second-hand sources. But in 200 years no one has seriously challenged the framework Gibbon used to explain the fall of the empire. In fact, contemporary histories of Rome still owe a great deal to him.

Why? One reason is his careful use of documents. Decline and Fall relies mostly on writers like Ammianus and Sidonius, who tried to be impartial. Another is Gibbons almost superhuman objectivity; while individual characters are berated for this and that, the author is usually sympathetic to human foibles, and always tells his tales with as much complexity as the sources will allow. Which is one reason the works alleged hostility to Christianity is overstated; Gibbon said the religion played a role (not the role) in the fall of Rome, and even praises the new faith for breaking the violence of the fall, and mollify(ing) the ferocious temper of the conquerors. Theres one stumble, and thats the section on the various heresies and religious controversies of the 300s. Duty required Gibbon to analyze the niggling and sometimes incomprehensible arguments over Christs nature (and he confessed he didnt understand the passions behind them), but the historian gets bogged down in theological jargon and never makes it clear what role those heresies played in the fall until the end of Volume III. By then youve forgotten the details.

Thats a small scratch in the masterpiece. In two centuries no one has challenged his famous conclusion: The story of its ruin is simple and obvious; and instead of inquiring why the Roman empire was destroyed, we should rather be surprised that it had subsisted so long. Today we have more details, but the trajectory Gibbon plotted has never been recalculated.

Decline and Fall is also a great read, and one of the best narratives in the English language. War, idealism, corruption, droll asides and the clash of civilizations fly along a brisk stream of prose. Its a big book, but the work moves faster than books a tenth its size.

The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu (also referred to as "Sun Wu" and "Sunzi"), a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician, and it was believed to have been compiled during the late Spring and Autumn period or early Warring States period. The text is composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare. It is commonly known to be the definitive work on military strategy and tactics of its time. It has been the most famous and influential of China's Seven Military Classics, and: "for the last two thousand years it remained the most important military treatise in Asia, where even the common people knew it by name." It has had an influence on Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, legal strategy and beyond.

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