The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family and Defiance During the Blitz

A Saga of Churchill, Family and Defiance During the Blitz

De: Erik Larson

Narrado por: Matt Addis

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

‘Every time Churchill took to the airwaves it was as if he were injecting adrenaline-soaked courage directly into the British people … Larson tells the story of how that feat was accomplished … Fresh, fast and deeply moving.’ New York Times

A STARTLING, GRIPPING PORTRAIT OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE ALIVE IN BRITAIN DURING THE BLITZ, AND WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE AROUND CHURCHILL.

On Winston Churchill’s first day as prime minister, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, the Nazis would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons and destroying two million homes.

In The Splendid and the Vile, Erik Larson gives a new and brilliantly cinematic account of how Britain’s most iconic leader set about unifying the nation at its most vulnerable moment, and teaching ‘the art of being fearless.’

Drawing on once-secret intelligence reports and diaries, #1 bestselling author Larson takes readers from the shelled streets of London to Churchill’s own chambers, giving a vivid vision of true leadership, when – in the face of unrelenting horror – a leader of eloquence, strategic brilliance and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together.

La vida personal del PM

Creo que en algún momento parecía más una revista social que un libro, muchos detalles parecían irrelevantes.

enjoyable listing.

I enjoyed the presentation of historical happenings in a novel fashion most .
cleverly put together. well done.

A supburb read.

That was a truly remarkable and decidedly not dreary insight into the character of Churchill and of the people who surrounded him. I loved the narrator who just gave the book that added dimension to characterization by slipping expertly into the voices of those who spoke from diaries or memoirs. Excellent.

Brilliantly read; insightful

The detailed dive into life during the Blitz was fascinating. Worth the listen for sure.

Addis is great

Matt Addis's performance is impeccable. Makes the book come to life. Though Larson's thread is at times sketchy, the book is yet another testimony to his devotion to detail and facts.