Churchill

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I concise exploration of his life casts new light on this most intriguing of history's great men. Elegantly written and profoundly revealing, Churchill is a work of history that meets the measure of its larger-than-life subject.

"OF ALL THE TOWERING FIGURES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, BOTH GOOD AND EVIL,
¦ WINSTON CHURCHILL WAS THE HOST VALU-
¦ ABLE TO HUMANITY, AND ALSO THE MOST LIKABLE. NO MAN DID MORE TO PRE-
__ SERVE FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY AND THE
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VALUES WE HOLD DEAR IN THE WEST. . . .
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HOW DID ONE MAN DO SO MUCH, FOR SO
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LONG, AND SO EFFECTIVELY?"
For the eminent historian Paul Johnson, Winston Churchill remains an enigma and a challenge. Soldier, parliamentarian, prime minister, orator, painter, writer, husband, and leader—all of these facets combined to make Churchill one of the most complex and fascinating personalities in history. In Churchill, Johnson illuminates the various phases of Churchill's career, from his adventures as a young cavalry... Tovább

Fülszöveg

M'A
I concise exploration of his life casts new light on this most intriguing of history's great men. Elegantly written and profoundly revealing, Churchill is a work of history that meets the measure of its larger-than-life subject.

"OF ALL THE TOWERING FIGURES OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, BOTH GOOD AND EVIL,
¦ WINSTON CHURCHILL WAS THE HOST VALU-
¦ ABLE TO HUMANITY, AND ALSO THE MOST LIKABLE. NO MAN DID MORE TO PRE-
__ SERVE FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY AND THE
¦
VALUES WE HOLD DEAR IN THE WEST. . . .
¦¦_
HOW DID ONE MAN DO SO MUCH, FOR SO
¦
LONG, AND SO EFFECTIVELY?"
For the eminent historian Paul Johnson, Winston Churchill remains an enigma and a challenge. Soldier, parliamentarian, prime minister, orator, painter, writer, husband, and leader—all of these facets combined to make Churchill one of the most complex and fascinating personalities in history. In Churchill, Johnson illuminates the various phases of Churchill's career, from his adventures as a young cavalry officer in the service of the empire to his role as an elder statesman prophesying the advent of the cold war. Johnson shows how Churchill's immense adapt-
ability joined with his natural pugnacity to make him a formidable leader for the better part
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of a century. Johnson's narration of Churchill's many triumphs and setbacks, rich with anec-¦ dote and quotation, illustrates the man's humor, resilience, courage, and eccentricity.
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I Winston Churchill's hold on contemporary readers has never slackened, and this lively, Vissza