Churchill
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3.3 • 4 Ratings
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
Roy Jenkins' Churchill is an exhaustive biographical picture of one of the most enigmatic and important figures of the Twentieth Century.From the admiralty to the miner's strike, from the Battle of Britain to the Nobel Prize, Churchill's oversaw some of the most important events the World has ever seen. Roy Jenkins faithfully presents these events, while also managing to convey the contradictions and quirks in Churchill's character.
In depth analysis and brilliant historical research make this a magnificent one-volume biography of an extraordinary life. In some ways a companion piece to his excellent biography of Gladstone, Churchill is packed with insights that only a fellow politician could convey.
Customer Reviews
Comprehensive, perhaps a little too comprehensive.
I doubt there would be more thoroughly researched and complete biography of the great man. This more an encyclopaedia of Churchill and mostly reads like this rather than a flowing novel, so parts are tough to read. The part of his life as Prime Minister during WW2 though is brilliant.
This is a very comprehensive biography, for me though, it was a little too comprehensive. I do recommend those interested in Churchill's life read it.