Winston Churchill: Essential Biographies

by Robert Blake

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Winston Churchill is probably still the best-known Prime Minster of Great Britain. Born at Blenheim Palace, he joined the army after Harrow, but in 1899 resigned his commission to report on the Boer War. Elected to Parliament in 1900, he served in both Conservative and Liberal governments, and became Chancellor of the Exechequer under Baldwin, A period in the political wilderness was ended by the declaration of the Second World War and his appointment to the Admiralty; after Chamberlain's resignation in 1940 he led a coalition government. He worked closely with Roosevelt and to a lesser degree with Stalin throughout the war. He lost the election of 1945 but became Prime Minister again from 1951 to 1955. His last years saw a return to writing, including his memoirs of the Second World War.
  • ISBN10 0752486616
  • ISBN13 9780752486611
  • Publish Date 30 May 2012
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint The History Press Ltd
  • Edition Digital original
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 160
  • Language English