by Mary S . Lovell (Author)
There never was a Churchill from John of Marlborough down who had either morals or principles', so said Gladstone. From the First Duke of Marlborough - soldier of genius, restless empire-builder and cuckolder of Charles II - onwards, the Churchills have been politicians, gamblers and profligates, heroes and womanisers.
The Churchills is a richly layered portrait of an extraordinary set of men and women - grandly ambitious, regularly impecunious, impulsive, arrogant and brave. And towering above the Churchill clan is the figure of Winston - his failures and his triumphs shown in a new and revealing context - ultimately our 'greatest Briton'.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 640
Publisher: Abacus
Published: 05 Apr 2012
ISBN 10: 0349119783
ISBN 13: 9780349119786
Book Overview: *The story of one of the most famous of all British families - the Churchills