Description: Acclaimed historian Keegan offers a very human portrait of one of the 20th centurys enduring symbols of heroic defiance. From Churchills youth as a poor student to his leadership during World War II, Keegan reveals a man whose own idea of an English past allowed him to exhort a nation to unprecedented levels of sacrifice.
Review Quotes: "An accomplished and seductive book."
-The Times Literary Supplement
-The Economist "Masterfully covers nearly all aspects of Churchill's illustrious career with knowledgeable insight and sympathy."
-Forbes