--- product_id: 255295956 title: "The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family and Defiance During the Blitz" price: "83027CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 6 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/255295956-the-splendid-and-the-vile-a-saga-of-churchill-family store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # fast-paced 12-month Blitz saga 900g premium hardcover deep dive into Churchill’s leadership The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family and Defiance During the Blitz **Price:** 83027CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🎯 Lead with courage, read with purpose. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family and Defiance During the Blitz - **How much does it cost?** 83027CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/255295956-the-splendid-and-the-vile-a-saga-of-churchill-family) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Award-Winning Bestseller:** Join over 12,000 readers who rated this #1 New York Times bestseller 4.7 stars for its gripping and fresh perspective. - • **Compact Yet Comprehensive:** At just under 2 pounds, this book is a powerful, portable source of inspiration and history for your professional bookshelf. - • **Socially Relevant & Timely:** Connect with a community of history buffs and leaders who value resilience, courage, and strategic brilliance in challenging times. - • **Immersive Historical Narrative:** Experience the Blitz like never before with vivid, cinematic storytelling that puts you in the heart of wartime Britain. - • **Leadership Lessons from Churchill:** Discover the art of fearless leadership through once-secret intelligence and personal diaries, perfect for aspiring leaders. ## Overview The Splendid and the Vile is a 900-gram hardcover bestseller by Erik Larson that delivers a gripping, cinematic account of Winston Churchill’s first year as Prime Minister during the Blitz. Drawing on secret intelligence and personal diaries, it reveals how Churchill’s leadership unified Britain amid relentless Nazi bombings, making it a must-read for history enthusiasts and aspiring leaders alike. ## Description THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ‘Every time Churchill took to the airwaves it was as if he were injecting adrenaline-soaked courage directly into the British people … Larson tells the story of how that feat was accomplished … Fresh, fast and deeply moving.’ New York Times A STARTLING, GRIPPING PORTRAIT OF WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE ALIVE IN BRITAIN DURING THE BLITZ, AND WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE AROUND CHURCHILL. On Winston Churchill’s first day as prime minister, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, the Nazis would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons and destroying two million homes. In The Splendid and the Vile , Erik Larson gives a new and brilliantly cinematic account of how Britain’s most iconic leader set about unifying the nation at its most vulnerable moment, and teaching ‘the art of being fearless.’ Drawing on once-secret intelligence reports and diaries, #1 bestselling author Larson takes readers from the shelled streets of London to Churchill’s own chambers, giving a vivid vision of true leadership, when – in the face of unrelenting horror – a leader of eloquence, strategic brilliance and perseverance bound a country, and a family, together. Review: Churchill’s leadership! - A quick read. Nice glimpse into the times when Churchill came into power & how he handled leadership responsibilities in a difficult time for England. Review: Churchill in not used details - A very special biography in which Churchill is seen from the very depths ## Features - Item Trademark: WILLIAM COLLINS - manufacturer: William Collins - Item Weight: grams, pounds, 1.98416035800, 900. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #364,510 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #296 in Military History #394 in History of Europe #413 in Biographies of Leaders & Notable People | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 12,072 Reviews | ## Images ![The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family and Defiance During the Blitz - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81tvbeqOynL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Churchill’s leadership! *by K***I on 6 July 2020* A quick read. Nice glimpse into the times when Churchill came into power & how he handled leadership responsibilities in a difficult time for England. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Churchill in not used details *by J***O on 21 August 2026* A very special biography in which Churchill is seen from the very depths ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The splendid and the vile. *by G***K on 31 January 2025* Very interesting book well written as are all his books. 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