Churchill
By: by Paul Johnson.
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 181
ISBN-13: 9780670021055
Subjects: Churchill, Winston, -- 1874-1965; Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Genres: Biography
Description: Acclaimed historian Paul Johnson shows how Churchill's immense adaptability combined with his natural pugnacity to make him a formidable leader for the better part of a century. Rich with anecdote and quotation, Johnson's narrative illustrates the British statesman's humor, resilience, courage, and eccentricity as no other biography before.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Young thruster; title: Liberal statesman; title: The lessons of failure; title: Success and disasters; title: The unregarded prophet; title: Supreme power and frustration; title: Glorious twilight.