Winston Churchill: Studies in Statesmanship

by Correlli Barnett (Editor), R.A.C.Parker (Editor)

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  1995

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  This work studies Churchill's changing attitudes and policies towards the evolving challenge of the 20th century. It neither denigrates Winston Churchill nor engages in uncritical adulation. It contains a series of assessments of different facets of Churchill's career made by a group of impartial historians mainly drawn from outside Britain. These will be framed by a personal memoir from Churchill's daughter, Lady Soames, an introduction from Alastair Parker and a concluding essay by Martin Gilbert. The contributors include: Jon Sumida, Philip O'Brien and Warren Kimball from the USA; Brian McKercher from Canada; Paolo Pombeni from Italy; Tage Kaarsted from Denmark; Berndt Martin, Wolfgang Krieger and Hans-Peter Schwarz from Germany; Francois Kersaudy and Maurice Vaisse from France; Anita Prazmowska from Poland; and Ritchie Ovendale from Britain. The book deals with Churchill in action as an energetic statesman concerned to keep Britain independent and influential. A wide range of Churchill's interests and concerns are featured. Alastair Parker is the author of Chamberlain and Appeasement and Struggle for Survival . Correlli Barnett is the author of The Hump Organization and Old Battles New Defences .