Author: Roy Jenkins
Churchill: A Biography
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
2001
Format: PDF
Pages: 1072
Language: English
Size: 162.7 MB
A brilliant new life of Britain's greatest modern prime minister. Winston Churchill is an icon of modern history, but even though he was at the forefront of the political scene for almost sixty years, he might be remembered only as a minor player in the drama of British government had it not been for World War II. In this magesterial book, Roy Jenkin's unparalleled command of the political history of Britain and his own high-level experience combine in a narrative account of Churchill's astounding career that is unmatched in its shrewd insights, its unforgettable anecdotes, the clarity of its overarching themes, and the author's nuanced appreciation of his extraordinary subject.
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