Churchill

Description:

The definitive biography of Winston Churchill.This edition of the highly acclaimed one-volume CHURCHILL: A LIFE, is the story of adventure. It follows Winston Churchill from his earliest days to his moments of triumph. Here, the drama and excitement of his story are ever-present, as are his tremendous qualities in peace and war, not least as an orator and as a man of vision. Martin Gilbert gives us a vivid portrait, using Churchill's most personal letters and the recollections of his contemporaries, both friends and enemies, to go behind the scenes of some of the stormiest and most fascinating political events of our time, dominated by two world wars, and culminating in the era of the Iron Curtain and the hydrogen bomb.

subjects: Biography,  Foreign relations,  History,  Nonfiction,  Photography,  Pictorial works,  Politics,  Politics and government,  Portraits,  Portraits, caricatures,  Prime ministers,  Spanish language books,  Great britain, politics and government, 20th century,  Prime ministers, great britain,  Bildband,  New York Times reviewed,  Churchill, winston, 1874-1965,  Churchill, winston, 1874-1965, pictorial works

People: Winston Churchill Sir (1874-1965)

Places: Great Britain,  England

Times: 1936-1945,  20th century,  19th century