Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom

by Thomas E. Ricks

Book Overview

A New York Times bestseller

A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017

A dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell, who preserved democracy from the threats of authoritarianism, from the left and right alike.

Both George Orwell and Winston Churchill came close to death in the mid-1930's--Orwell shot in the neck in a trench line in the Spanish Civil War, and Churchill struck by a car in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594206139
• ISBN13: 9781594206139
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Penguin Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Two Very Important Men of the 20th Century

Ricks obviously admires both men, but pulls no punches. Well written, with historical notes that you may not know about.