02149cim a2200421 i 4500 425076466 TxGeo 20200511120000.0 d 191205s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780593167168 0593167163 9780593167168 (OCoLC)1137799551 TxGeo rda Larson, Erik, 1954- The splendid and the vile [cd] : a saga of Churchill, family, and defiance during the Blitz / Erik Larson. Unabridged. [New York, NY] : Random House, Inc., 2020. 14 audio discs (18 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. spw rdacontent s rdamedia sd rdacarrier Read by John Lee with a note read by the author. In this "portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz, ... Larson shows ... how Churchill taught the British people 'the art of being fearless.' It is a story of political brinkmanship, but it's also an intimate domestic drama set against the backdrop of Churchill's prime-ministerial country home Chequers; his wartime retreat Ditchley, where he and his entourage go when the moon is brightest and the bombing threat is highest; and of course 10 Downing Street in London. Drawing on diaries, original archival documents, and once-secret intelligence reports, ... Larson provides a new lens on London's darkest year through the day-to-day experience of Churchill and his family"-- Provided by publisher. 20200511. Churchill, Winston 1874-1965. Churchill, Winston 1874-1965. Family. Prime ministers Great Britain Biography. World War, 1939-1945 Great Britain. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Great Britain. World War, 1939-1945 Social aspects Great Britain. Biographies. Audiobooks. Compact discs. Lee, John. QS5