Churchill

Churchill

by Ashley Jackson (Author)

Synopsis

Uniquely endowed with talent, energy and determination, Winston Churchill was, as a close wartime colleague put it, 'unlike anyone you have ever met before'. To many, he was the saviour of the nation, even of Western civilization, 'the greatest Briton' who ever lived. Others would have agreed with Evelyn Waugh who described him 'always in the wrong, surrounded by crooks, a terrible father, a radio personality'. Whatever one's view, Winston Churchill remains splendidly unreduced and enormous fun. Ashley Jackson describes the contours and contradictions of Churchill's remarkable life and career as a soldier, politician, historian, journalist, painter and homemaker. In doing so, he resists the temptation to conflate Churchill's post-war career with Britain's demise on the international stage. Nor does he endorse the notion that Churchill became an anachronism as he lived and continued to work, at a prodigious rate, through his seventies and eighties. From thrusting subaltern to high-flying politician, Cabinet outcast to elder statesman, this is the eternally fascinating story of Winston Churchill's appointment with destiny.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc
Published: 07 Jul 2011

ISBN 10: 1849165475
ISBN 13: 9781849165471

Media Reviews
'a beautifully written account ... this book is to be warmly recommended' BBC History Magazine. 'A pleasure to read' Daily Express. 'It deserves to be ranked among the best biographies of Britain's best prime minister' The Winston Churchill Journal.
Author Bio
Dr Ashley Jackson is Professor of Imperial and Military History at King's College, London. He completed his doctorate at New College, Oxford in 1996. His research concentrates on the history of empire, particularly the British Empire.