Dimensions
162 x 242 x 49mm
Winston Churchill (1974-1965) is one of the greatest figures of the twentieth century. The eldest son of Lord Randolph Churchill, he was educated at Harrow and Sandhurst and was commissioned in the 4th Queen's Own Hussars in 1895. His military career included Second Boer War, and gave Churchill a rare knowledge of warfare amongst those in government in later life.
He first entered parliament in 1900 and held various posts, including Home Secretary and Secretary of State for War and Air, before twice taking on the role of Prime Minister. A man of diverse talents, Churchill worked as a war correspondent during his army years and later gained a Nobel Prize for his books. But it is as the astute rhetorician that inspired a battered Britain to victory during the Second World War and led the post-war, shattered nation to recovery that Churchill is remembered.
Richard M Langworth has spent over 20 years compiling everything Churchill published and wrote, both publicly and privately, and his words as quoted in hundreds of books. In this landmark work, containing 5,000 entries, every facet of the great man's life is explored in Churchill's own pragmatic intelligence and straight talking style.
The definitive book for casual readers and serious researchers alike, Churchill by Himself is a rich and valuable portrait of Churchill's life and times.
