Synopses & Reviews
In Winston Churchill: The Greatest Briton, Dominique Enright weaves a beguiling biographical mantle around this often daunting colossus, interweaving her narrative with examples of his legendary wit, using a wealth of anecdotes from those who knew him, as well as quotations from his speeches and writings. In doing so, she shows Churchill to have been not merely a great war captain and an intensely brave, able, and inspiring leader, but also a man of great compassion and overwhelming humanity.
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- In the light of the war against Iraq, and of fears of widespread terrorist action, Churchill has been, and continues to be, repeatedly invoked or quoted by Western leaders- A lively and accessible biographical assessment of Churchill the man, Churchill the leader, and Churchill the wit