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Churchill

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To many observers, Winston Churchill was the savior of his nation, even of Western civilization: "the greatest Briton" who ever lived. Detractors might agree with Evelyn Waugh, who described Churchill as "always in the wrong, surrounded by crooks, a terrible father, a radio personality." Historian Ashley Jackon lucidly and entertainingly describes the contours and contradictions of Churchill's remarkable life and career as a soldier, politician, historian, journalist, painter, and homemaker.

From ambitions subaltern to high-flying minister. Cabinet outcast to elder statesman, war strategist to bestselling memoirist, this exceptionally engaging account captures the eternally fascinating story of Winston Churchill's appointment with destiny.

Ashley Jackson is a professor of imperial and military history at King's College London and a visiting fellow of Kellogg College, University of Oxford. He is the author of numerous books including The British Empire and The Second World War, The British Empire: A Very Short Introduction, and Buildings of Empire. He completed his doctorate at New College, University of Oxford, in 1996. He teaches at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, where the King's College Defence Studies Department is based.

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923.1 JAC c

Publisher

London : Quercus., 2011

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xiv, 418 p.; ilus.; 24 cm

Language

English

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978-1-62365-804-5

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923.1

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First published in 2014

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biography

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