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Jenkins, Roy (Author)

ISBN-10: 0452283523
ISBN-13: 9780452283527

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In Churchill, Roy Jenkins provides a comprehensive portrait of Winston Churchill, an icon of modern history, from his childhood to the critical World War II period and beyond, in this single definitive volume. A member of the House of Lords, Roy Jenkins combines unparalleled command of British political history and his own high-level government experience in a narrative account of Churchill's astounding career that is unmatched in its shrewd insights, its unforgettable anecdotes, the clarity of its overarching themes, and the author's nuanced appreciation of his extraordinary subject. Exceptional in its breadth of knowledge and distinguished in its stylish wit and penetrating intelligence, this is one of the finest political biographies of our time.Main Description
In Churchill, Roy Jenkins provides a comprehensive portrait of Winston Churchill from his childhood to the critical World War II period and beyond in a single, definitive volume. Roy Jenkins combines unparalleled command of British political history and his own high level government experience in a narrative account of Churchill's astounding career that is unmatched in its shrewd insights, its unforgettable anecdotes, the clarity of its overarching themes, and the author's nuanced appreciation of his extraordinary subject. Exceptional in its breadth of knowledge and distinguished in its stylish wit and penetrating intelligence, Churchill is one of the finest political biographies of our time.
Exceptional in its breadth of knowledge and distinguished in its stylish wit and penetrating intelligence, this biography is a brilliant new life of Britain's greatest modern prime minister. Jenkins provides a comprehensive portrait of Winston Churchill, from his childhood to the critical World War II period and beyond.
List of Illustrationsp. ix
Prefacep. xiii
Glossary of Parliamentary Termsp. xvii
A Brash Young Man 1874-1908
A Doubtful Provenancep. 3
Subaltern of Empire and Journalist of Opportunityp. 22
Oldham and South Africap. 47
Tory into Liberalp. 65
Convert into Ministerp. 89
An Upwardly Mobile Under-Secretaryp. 111
The Glow-worm Glows: The Morning was Golden 1908-1914
Two Hustings and an Altarp. 129
The Sorcerer's Apprentice at the Board of Tradep. 142
A Young Home Secretaryp. 167
From Prisons to Warshipsp. 192
'The Ruler of the King's Navee'p. 207
Churchill in Asquithlandp. 222
The Noontide was Bronze 1914-1918
A Flailing First Lordp. 243
Last Months at the Admiraltyp. 254
Finished at Forty?p. 277
An Improbable Colonel and a Misjudged Re-entryp. 289
Lloyd George's Ambulance Wagon Arrives a Little Latep. 310
Making the Most of Munitionsp. 325
Hesitant Afternoon Sunshine 1919-1939
Anti-Bolshevik Crusader and Irish Peacemakerp. 345
A Politician without a Party or a Seatp. 370
Gold and Strikesp. 393
A Relentless Writerp. 418
Cuckoo out of the Nestp. 433
Unwisdom in the Wildernessp. 447
An Early Alarm Clockp. 464
Arms and the Covenantp. 481
From the Abdication to Munichp. 505
The Last Year of the Peacep. 530
The Saviour of his Country and the Light of the World? 1939-1945
Quiet War with Germany and Uneasy Peace with Chamberlainp. 551
Through Disaster in the Fjords to Triumph in Downing Streetp. 570
Twenty-One Days in Mayp. 589
The Terrible Beauty of the Summer of 1940p. 611
The Battle of Britain and the Beginning of the Blitzp. 630
No Longer Alonep. 647
The Anglo-American Marriage Ceremonyp. 669
The Hinge Yearp. 680
1943: From Casablanca to Teheranp. 705
The Return to Francep. 729
The Beginning of the Endp. 746
Victory in Europe and Defeat in Britainp. 773
Was the Evening Leaden? 1945-1965
'The English Patient'p. 803
Two Elections and a Resurrectionp. 827
A Consensual Governmentp. 843
'An Aeroplane ... with the Petrol Running Out'p. 862
A Celebration and a Last Exitp. 885
The Sun Sinks Slow, How Slowlyp. 898
Referencesp. 913
Select Bibliographyp. 953
Indexp. 959
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Edition: 2001
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Binding: Trade Paper
Pages: 1024
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.20 lbs.
Language: English

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