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Mr. Churchill in the White House: The Untold Story of a Prime Minister and Two Presidents [Paperback]

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  • Category: Books (History)
  • Author:  Schmuhl, Robert
  • Author:  Schmuhl, Robert
  • ISBN-10:  1324097078
  • ISBN-10:  1324097078
  • ISBN-13:  9781324097075
  • ISBN-13:  9781324097075
  • Publisher:  Liveright
  • Publisher:  Liveright
  • Pages:  384
  • Pages:  384
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • SKU:  1324097078-11-MING
  • SKU:  1324097078-11-MING
  • Item ID: 106896590
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. . . this remarkable story of Winston Churchill visiting the White House multiple times offers a fresh perspective. You feel like you are a fly on the wall during his encounters with two Presidents. Robert Schmuhl, author of If you know very little about the strategic issues surrounding World War 2 and the geopolitic world at the time, then this book is a must read for you. If you want to see what life is like when prying eyes are not on famous people, then this is your book. A tremendous amount of research went into creating this book. A companion to the classic, This well-researched book... adds up to a fresh approach to an important piece of history. Historian Schmuhl ( Robert Schmuhl tells this hidden-in-plain-sight story with the kind of charm and humor you dont expect in a book on the War. This is a story to enjoy on a rainy day or if its too hot to go outside. Indeed,  Robert Schmuhls A cursory online search suggests that 1,150 books have been written about Winston Churchill. He wrote 42 books himself, published in 70 volumes. Which raises the awkward questions: One more? Really? To which Robert Schmuhls cheeky answer is Yes! And you know what? Mr. Churchill in the White House is both charming and provocative. What did Churchill really say when FDR rolled his wheelchair into the British prime ministers bathroom to find him in the pink and white altogether? Did these two brilliant and manipulative politicians ever permit friendship to overwhelm British or American national interest? It was a complex and meaningful relationship. Worth another book? This one? Absolutely. Robert Schmuhl admirably captures the vitality and cunning of Churchills D.C. residency with consummate skill, colorful anecdotes, and crisp historical analysis. Churchills time at the White House became legendary, and no foreign leader has captivated the American people in the same way since. This is an informative, entertaining, and fast-paced account of Anglo-American summitryl,
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