Ninety years after the Armistice of 1918, the First World War continues to haunt the British imagination. Some five million British servicemen went to war between 1914 and 1918, and few families, high
Far more than an anthology, this gripping collection of writings tells the story of World War I from the perspective of those who endured its horrors both athome and abroad. From the men who se
The definitive collection of famous speeches by some of the most important figures in world history—newly repackaged In this superb companion volume to the acclaimed Penguin Book of Twentieth-Century
Whether it was Churchill rousing the British to take up arms or the dream of Martin Luther King, Fidel Castro inspiring the Cuban revolution or Salman Rushdie denouncing his fatwa, speeches have made
A collection of speeches on government, religion, freedom, equality, and other issues, given from ancient times to the twentieth century, by British, American, French, Irish, and other orators
Whether it was Winston Churchill rousing the British to war, Fidel Castro inspiring the Cuban revolution, or Bill Clinton defending himself against Monica Lewinsky, great speakers have always had the
