In Churchill: The Unexpected Hero, Paul Addison describes Winston Churchill's path to historical greatness. He traces Churchill's personal development and political career and explores how a "politician who had a one time or another offended every party and faction became the embodiment of national unity, an uncrowned king whose charisma threatened to eclipse the monarchy. " (4) Addison develops the theme of "the epic struggle between Churchill and his critics " (1) over the years, declaring that "Churchill won two great victories in the Second World War. ... He persistently and effe...

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Introduction J.R.R Tolkein's fantasy world of Middle Earth, the setting for his The Lord of the Rings epic tale, seems to be much more than mere fantasy. ... It was an epic battle where humans and elves united under one banner to push back and ultimately destroy the evil that scourged the lands. ...

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Additionally, their ambitious and aggressive personalities were one of the most vital factors, which led to their epic experience. ... Most of the heroes or famous figures in the human history sometimes share the same purpose or background; likewise, Napoleon and Hitler are not exceptions....

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This movie tells the story of a reluctant hero, Benjamin Martin, who enters the war after his family, becomes endangered by the British. ... The movie Gettysburg is an epic retelling of personal and historical events surrounding the decisive battle of the Civil War (Gettysburg). ...

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He expected him to be a superhuman hero, unlike the ordinary and normal-seeming man that he really was. Stalin's first political pseudonym was "Koba" (a fictitious hero in Georgian literature). ...

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History Coursework 2, Question 1. In 1928, the newly empowered Stalin embarked on one of the most ambitious industrialisation programs in world history, leading to the establishment of the U.S.S.R as a pinnacle world superpower in less than half a century. Industrialisation was the primary goal of Lenin and Stalin, as well as many communist party members. The Soviet economy had made advances under Lenin's semi-capitalist N.E.P with its slight capitalist elements, but Stalin's five-year plans were far more ambitious and so far riskier. Did the Soviet Union need to industrialise so ...

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