Churchill : A Life - Softcover

Keegan, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1842125303 ISBN 13: 9781842125304

Publisher: PHOENIX PAPERBACK, 2003

Synopsis

Was Churchill as a great a wartime leader as he has hitherto been made out? John Keegan discusses the view of the soldiers such as Alanbrooke, his wartime Chief of Staff, and considers Churchill the politician who surprisingly got it wrong so often, not least in the 1945 election. Keegan also writes vividly about Churchill's upbringing and his ambitious streak, which emerged early on and led him into the army and the Boer War. 'Keegan's enjoyable, challenging and intelligent contribution shows that Churchill's is a never-ending story...As well as being one of the country's greatest experts on the Second World War, Keegan is a superbly accessible writer...witty, opinionated, but above all authoritative' Andrew Roberts, Mail on Sunday

About this title

About the Author:

Britain's most distinguished military historian and senior lecturer at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst for many years, Sir John Keegan is the author of THE FACE OF BATTLE, widely considered a classic of military history. His other books include THE MASK OF COMMAND, THE PRICE OF ADMIRALTY, SIX ARMIES IN NORMANDY and THE SECOND WORLD WAR. His book THE HISTORY OF WARFARE sold 60,000 copies in the US and 25,000 in the UK. He is Defence Editor of The Daily Telegraph and was knighted in 2000.

Review:

Hannah has sold serial to the DAILY TELEGRAPH and the book is under embargo until 9 November so I will be putting a press date of 21 November on the book. Sir John did an extremely good event at the Cheltenham Festival on Monday 14

About this edition

• Publisher: PHOENIX PAPERBACK
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1842125303
• ISBN 13: 9781842125304
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304