Churchill: A Study in Greatness
By (Author) Geoffrey Best
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Books Ltd
4th November 2002
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Biography: historical, political and military
941.082092
Paperback
384
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 17mm
289g
Winston Churchill's inspiring leadership in the Second World War once put him above criticism. In recent years his record has come under attack. This book makes sense of this extraordinary man and his controversial and heroic career. Best brings out Churchill's strengths and weaknesses, looking past the many received versions of Churchill in a biography that balances the private and the public man and offers a fresh insight into his character.
Geoffrey Best is one of Britain's most distinguished historians. He has been Professor of History at the Universities of Edinburgh and Sussex and is currently a Senior Member of St Antony's College, Oxford. His previous books include WAR AND LAW SINCE 1945, HUMANITY AND WARFARE and MID-VICTORIAN BRITAIN.