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Jacob F. Field

The Eccentric Mr Churchill

Little-Known Facts About the Greatest Briton

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 18/07/2019

ISBN: 9781782439721

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Science - History - Philosophy

Binding: Hardback

Size: 198 x 129 mm

Extent: 192 pages

Illustration: b/w line illustrations

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

This fascinating and highly entertaining book contains little-known anecdotes, facts and details from the life of Winston Churchill, the ‘man of the century’ who, in 2002, was voted the Greatest Briton of all time.

As well as providing a new insight into the epochal historical events that Churchill was a part of, it documents some of the lesser known moments of his life, as well as intriguing facts about how he lived and worked, his friends and enemies, loves and hates.

Did you know that:

- Churchill invented the ‘belly band’ around cigars?

- A duck-billed platypus – named Winston – was sent from Australia to join Churchill’s menagerie at Chartwell?

- He escaped from a POW camp during the Second Boer War?

- He was a handy bricklayer in his spare time?

These and many more extraordinary facts are detailed in this book. It will provide even the Churchill aficionado with another perspective on the great man, who remains a figure of fascination for millions worldwide.

Sales points:

  • A look at the less well-known elements of Churchill’s life: his tastes, his recreational activities, friends, the foods he loved, pets he fussed over and much more

  • Anecdotal and entertaining, the book gives a fresh perspective on Churchill’s life

  • From the publishers of The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill, which has sold over 194,000 copies in the UK, with rights sold in 16 international territories

  • The author is a historian and writer, whose other books include D-Day in Numbers: The Facts Behind Operation Overlord and We Shall Fight on the Beaches: The Speeches That Inspired History. He will be available for publicity

About the Author:

Jacob F. Field

Dr Jacob F. Field is a historian and writer who was a contributor to 1001 Historic Sites and 1001 Battles. He is the author of One Bloody Thing After Another: The World's Gruesome History, and We Shall Fight on the Beaches: The Speeches That Inspired History, both published by Michael O'Mara Books. He studied for his undergraduate degree at the University of Oxford, and then moved to Newcastle University for his PhD, where he completed a thesis on the Great Fire of London. He then worked as a research associate at the University of Cambridge.