Synopses & Reviews
"It is my hope to recall this great shade from the past, and not only invest him with his panoply, but make him living and intimate to modern eyes."and#8212;from the preface to Volume One
John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough (1644-1722), was one of the greatest military commanders and statesmen in the history of England. Victorious in the Battles of Blenheim (1704), Ramillies (1706), and countless other campaigns, Marlborough, whose political intrigues were almost as legendary as his military skill, never fought a battle he didn't win. Although he helped James II crush the rebellion of the Duke of Monmouth, Marlborough later supported William of Orange against James II in the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and brilliantly managed England's diplomatic triumphs during the War of the Spanish Succession. Marlborough also bequeathed the world another great British military strategist and diplomatand#8212;his descendant, Winston S. Churchill, who wrote this book to redeem Marlborough's reputation from Macaulay's smears.
One million words long and ten years in the making, Churchill's Marlborough stands as both a literary and historical masterpiece, giving us unique insights into the Churchill of World War II, for just as Churchill's literary skill helps us understand the complexities of Marlborough's life, so too did his writing of Marlborough help Churchill master the arts of military strategy and diplomacy. This two-volume edition includes the entire text and almost all the original maps.
About the Author
One of the most famous political figures of the twentieth century, Sir Winston S. Churchill (1874-1965) was also a well-known historian, biographer, and writer. Among his many books are A History of the English-Speaking Peoples (in four volumes), The World Crisis, 1916-1918 (two volumes), and The Second World War (six volumes).
Table of Contents
Volume ThreePreface
I. The Whig ApproachII. Prince of MindelheimIII. The War in SpainIV. The Tottering AllianceV. Fortune's GiftVI. The Battle of RamilliesVII. The Conquest of BelgiumVIII. The Reverse of the MedalIX. Madrid and TurinX. The Year of VictoryXI. Sunderland's AppointmentXII. Marlborough and Charles XIIXIII. Almanza and StollhofenXIV. ToulonXV. Marlborough in TrammelsXVI. AbigailXVII. The Fall of HarleyXVIII. The Jacobite RaidXIX. Eugene Comes NorthXX. The Surprise of Ghent and BrugesXXI. The Battle of OudenardeXXII. The Morrow of SuccessXXIII. The Thwarted InvasionXXIV. The Home FrontXXV. The Siege of LilleXXVI. WynendaelXXVII. The Winter StruggleXXVIII. Culmination
Volume Four
PrefaceI. 00II. The Whigs and PeaceIII. The Great FrostIV. The Fatal ArticleV. The Lost PeaceVI. Darker WarVII. TournaiVIII. The Investment of MonsIX. The Battle of MalplaquetX. The Ebb-tideXI. The Queen's RevengeXII. MortificationsXIII. Sacheverell and ShrewsburyXIV. The Ninth CampaignXV. Sunderland's DismissalXVI. The Alarm of the AlliesXVII. The Fall of GodolphinXVIII. Marlborough and HanoverXIX. DissolutionXX. The New Rand#233;gimeXXI. The Gold KeyXXII. The Death of the EmperorXXIII. Harley and St. JohnXXIV. General OnlyXXV. Ne Plus UltraXXVI. BouchainXXVII. The Secret NegotiationsXXVIII. Hanover IntervenesXXIX. The Political ClimaxXXX. The Visit of Prince EugeneXXXI. The Peculation ChargeXXXII. The Restraining OrdersXXXIII. The British DesertionXXXIV. Marlborough Leaves EnglandXXXV. Exile
XXXVI. Utrecht and the SuccessionXXXVII. The Death of the QueenXXXVIII. Marlborough in the New ReignXXXIX. At Blenheim PalaceBibliography
Index