The greatest politician and statesmen of the twentieth century by Britain's leading military historian.
'Superbly accessible ... witty, opinionated, but above all authoritative' MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Keegan's lively, loving biography is a very useful introduction to the mass of materials that underpin its subject' THE TIMES
Was Churchill as a great a wartime leader as he has hitherto been made out? John Keegan discusses the view of the soldiers such as Alanbrooke, his wartime Chief of Staff, and considers Churchill the politician who surprisingly got it wrong so often, not least in the 1945 election. Keegan also writes vividly about Churchill's upbringing and his ambitious streak, which emerged early on and led him into the army and the Boer War.
- ISBN10 1842125303
- ISBN13 9781842125304
- Publish Date 6 November 2003 (first published 14 November 2002)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 5 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Orion Publishing Co
- Imprint Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 208
- Language English