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**A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A major reassessment of Winston Churchill that examines his lasting influence in politics and culture.** Churchill is generally considered one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century, if not the greatest of all, revered for his opposition to appeasement, his defiance in the face of German bombing of England, his political prowess, his deft aphorisms, and his memorable speeches. He became the savior of his country, as prime minister during the most perilous period in British history, World War II, and is now perhaps even more beloved in America than in England. And yet Churchill was also very often in the wrong: he brazenly contradicted his own previous political stances, was a disastrous military strategist, and inspired dislike and distrust through much of his life. Before 1939 he doubted the efficacy of tank and submarine warfare, opposed the bombing of cities only to reverse his position, shamelessly exploited the researchers and ghostwriters who wrote much of the journalism and the books published so lucratively under his name, and had an inordinate fondness for alcohol that once found him drinking whisky before breakfast. Wh

Who reads Churchill's shadow : the life and afterlife of Winston Churchill?

Author

Geoffrey Wheatcroft; Axis 360 (Digital media service)

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9781324002772

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Biography, Political Science

Rating

4.2 / 5 (204 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14