Churchill's Bunker - Richard Holmes
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'This is the room from which I will direct the war,' Churchill declared, shortly after becoming Prime Minister in 1940. It was from these cramped confines that Churchill turned a seemingly inevitable defeat at the hands of the Nazis into a famous victory. Built in 1938 as a temporary refuge in case of air raid attack, this secret bunker became a second home to Churchill - and to large numbers of military personnel and civil servants whose work until now has been largely unsung. Drawing on a fascinating range of original material, including newly available first-hand accounts of the people who lived there, Holmes reveals how and why the bunker and its war machine developed; how the inhabitants' lives were transformed; and how their work led to victory. Elegant and illuminating, Churchill's Bunker is a unique exploration of one of the most important sites in British history.
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2011Uitgever: Profile Books(GB)246 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 1846682312ISBN-13: 9781846682315Koop dit boek tweedehands
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[Auteur: Holmes, Richard] [Pagina's: 246] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Profile Books] [Jaar: 2011] [Titel: Churchill's Bunker. The Secret Headquarters at the Heart of Britain's Victory]
