{"product_id":"2940148139195","title":"India: Defending the Jewel in the Crown","description":"In 1931, Britain's Conservative Party proposed the India Bill--a piece of proposed legislation that made significant changes to the way India governed itself under British rule. Winston Churchill, with a distinguished history of military service and war correspondence in India behind him, took a position on this bill independent of the party line--and fought for it with characteristic conviction and oratory brilliance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book contains seven speeches and three important addresses on the subject, printed originally to generate popular support for Churchill's opinion. It should be noted that Churchill's opposition to Indian home rule is one of his more controversial political positions. Despite the strength of his oration, his attempt failed--and the India Bill was approved by Parliament in 1935. Documenting a rare loss for Churchill, these speeches provide an important insight into his mind and strategy as a political leader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir Winston Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 \"for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values.\"\u003cbr\u003e  Over a 64-year span, Churchill published over 40 books, many multi-volume definitive accounts of historical events to which he was a witness and participant. All are beautifully written and as accessible and relevant today as when first published.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring his fifty-year political career, Churchill served twice as Prime Minister in addition to other prominent positions--including President of the Board of Trade, First Lord of the Admiralty, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Home Secretary. In the 1930s, Churchill was one of the first to recognize the danger of the rising Nazi power in Germany and to campaign for rearmament in Britain. His leadership and inspired broadcasts and speeches during World War II helped strengthen British resistance to Adolf Hitler--and played an important part in the Allies' eventual triumph.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most inspiring wartime leaders of modern history, Churchill was also an orator, a historian, a journalist, and an artist. All of these aspects of Churchill are fully represented in this collection of his works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eABOUT THE SERIES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy the time he came into the prime of his career as an indomitable war leader, Winston Churchill had a long and active history in politics behind him. A firebrand for both conservative and liberal causes at different points in his career, Churchill worked actively to explain his views to the public and drum up grass-roots support by publishing political pamphlets and speeches. This collection gives a fascinating account of Churchill's early political career--and the causes he championed.","brand":"RosettaBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47184491741424,"sku":"2940148139195","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148139195_p0.jpg?v=1763697925","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148139195","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}