A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Vol. 3: The Age of Revolution by Winston S. Churchill (PDF)

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⭐Churchill’s writing style is very engaging. Volume three of “A History of the English Speaking Peoples” was wonderful. It covers the period from roughly (William of Orange) 1688 to (Waterloo) 1815. I found the stories about Napoleon di Bonaparte and Arthur Wellesley very intriguing. They even left me wanting more. They are very, very interesting men as were the battles in which they participated leading up to Waterloo where they first faced each other as commanding generals. The history of the George’s (Hanover dynasty) is also interesting, although not at the level of the previous cited characters. Churchill’s perspective about history is not always correct, but it is, nevertheless, quite interesting to read what he thought about the American Revelation and the war of 1812. I highly recommend this book and this entire series (4 volumes).

⭐Churchill does an excellent job summing up all the events of this interesting time period in this book. The book begins just after the English revolution of 1688 and continues through the Wars of Spanish and Austrian Succession, 7 Years War, American and French Revolutions, Napoleonic Wars, and War of 1812. It covers the rise and fall of the First British Empire, the formation of the United States, and finally the beginning of English dominance after the fall of Napoleon.Churchill follows the lives and policies of the last of the Stuarts (William III and Anne) and covers the first three Georges of the Hanoverian line of kings. Also, Churchill focuses on the major British political and military minds of the day, including Marlborough, Godolphin, Walpole, the older and younger Pitts, Burke, Nelson, and Wellington.The Nobel Prize winner also doesn’t fail to give the United States its fair due. Nearly one out of the three chapters in the book is dedicated to the newly forming U.S.A.(which makes sense since the U.S. was only a country for a third of the time covered in the book). The major American political figures are all covered, including Franklin, Washington, John Adams, Hamilton, Jefferson, and Madison.If you are looking for a somewhat in depth overview of British and American political and military history from 1688-1815 then this is an excellent buy. However Churchill does not offer much info on the social aspects of the day, nor does he elaborate much on the beginnings of the industrial revolution or colonization of the empire. Instead, he focuses mainly on Parliament and Military actions. It also should be noted that Churchill has an understandable bias towards the English speaking peoples and could care less for the French, Austrians, and Prussians. However, that said, in my opinion this is a great buy!

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