"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Few biographers are better equipped than Keegan, the eminent military historian, to write of Churchill as a wartime leader. Indeed, Keegan suggests, Churchill was never more at ease than when confronting some fierce enemy, whether across the English Channel or a range of Afghan hills; it was from the saddle that he developed his "vision of how an enlightened empire might transform the future of mankind." The rise of other, less enlightened empires helped put an end to his own, but Churchill steadfastly insisted on a strong role for Great Britain in the postwar world--in which he succeeded, even if voters turned him out of office almost as soon as the war ended.
Keegan's respectful portrait assesses Churchill's many accomplishments (and a few noteworthy failures) as he sought, in Churchill's ringing words, to "resist oppression, to protect the weak, to vindicate the profound but unwritten Law of Nations." Admirers of Churchill and students of his time will find much of value in these pages. --Gregory McNamee
Sir John Desmond Patrick Keegan (1934–2012), was one of the most distinguished contemporary military historians and was for many years the senior lecturer at Sandhurst (the British Royal Military Academy) and the defense editor of the Daily Telegraph (London). Keegan was the author of numerous books including The Face of Battle, The Mask of Command, The Price of Admiralty, Six Armies in Normandy, and The Second World War, and was a fellow at the Royal Society of Literature.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
US$ 4.25
Within U.S.A.
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0143112643
Book Description Condition: New. pp. 208. Seller Inventory # 26662004
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Reprint. Seller Inventory # DADAX0143112643
Book Description Condition: New. pp. 208. Seller Inventory # 8234539
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Brand New! This item is printed on demand. Seller Inventory # 0143112643
Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780143112648
Book Description Condition: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition. Seller Inventory # bk0143112643xvz189zvxnew
Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. Seller Inventory # 353-0143112643-new
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0143112643
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # I-9780143112648