
- 376 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Penetrating... beautifully rounds out and humanizes the character of the greatest statesman of the twentieth century. âSan Francisco Chronicle
"A multifaceted gem, sparkling with anecdotes and insights about the nature of biography, the challenges and rewards of historical research, and of course Winston Churchill." âRichmond Times-Dispatch
"Everything about Winston Churchill is extraordinary. During his excavation of his subject, Martin Gilbert has discovered many gems. In this book he holds some of the most gorgeous jewels up to the light for us to admire." âThe Spectator
"Gilbert here gives us Churchill's vast humanity with the politics largely left out. Readers daunted by the 8, 000-odd pages of the official life should start here. They will love it." âThe Times (London)
"The portrait of Winston Churchill is... vivid and painted with an affection and humour that rarely appear in the official biography." âLondon Daily Telegraph."The work [Gilbert] has done puts all historians of the twentieth century, and all students of Churchill, incalculably in his debt." âLondon Sunday Telegraph
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps
- Preface
- I âFirst Stepsâ
- II âThe Beast of Bergholtâ
- III âBox On!â
- IV The Dardanelles
- V The Muse of Painting
- VI Soldiers and Soldiering
- VII The Inhabited Wilderness
- VIII âMr Deakin to Dine and Sleepâ
- IX âGodâs Teeth, Girl!â
- X Private Secretaries
- XI âA Loving, Generous Fatherâ
- XII âGenius and Plodâ
- XIII Diaries and Diarists
- XIV Harold Macmillan
- XV Harold Wilson
- XVI âDear Mr Gilbertâ
- XVII Inkwells of Gold
- XVIII Chartwell
- Maps
- Index