Churchill's Shadow : An Astonishing Life and a Dangerous Legacy Paperback / softback
by Geoffrey Wheatcroft
Paperback / softback
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'Stimulating, erudite and above all entertaining...For any reader tired of the seemlingly endless round of Churchill-worship' Robert HarrisA radical biography for a new generationIn A.J.P.
Taylor's words, Churchill was 'the saviour of his country' when he became prime minister in 1940.
Yet he was also a deeply flawed character. Giving due credit to Churchill's achievements but making no secret of his failures, Geoffrey Wheatcroft takes a radically different approach to other biographies.
Going far beyond a reappraisal of a life and a career, he reveals the complex shadow Churchill has cast over post-war British history and contemporary politics. Telling the story of Churchill's extraordinary life and the equally fascinating one of his legacy, Churchill's Shadow focuses on how we as a nation have been living in the grip of his self-written myth ever since his death. 'This is the indispensable biography of Churchill for the post-Brexit 2020s' David Kynaston, author of On the Cusp: Days of '62'Wheatcroft is a skilled prosecutor with a rapier pen...this could be the best single-volume indictment of Churchill yet written' New York Times'A clear-eyed, incisive and superbly balanced account of Churchill, the man and the myth' Robert Gildea, author of Empires of the Mind
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:640 pages
- Publisher:Vintage Publishing
- Publication Date:06/04/2023
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- ISBN:9781529110999
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:640 pages
- Publisher:Vintage Publishing
- Publication Date:06/04/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781529110999
