The Churchill factor
Subtitle: how one man made history
By: Boris Johnson
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9781594633027
Subjects: Politics and government; Politicians; Military leadership; World War, 1939-1945; Prime ministers; Biography
Description: The mayor of London and former Spectator editor challenges popular misconceptions to assess Churchill's enduring influence on the world, discussing the many contradictions of his life and his considerable political and military achievements.
Notes: Various printings.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-375) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: A dog called Churchill; title: The offer from Hitler; title: The non-Churchill universe; title: Rogue elephant; title: The Randolph factor; title: No act too daring or too noble; title: The great dictator; title: He mobilised the English language; title: A proper human heart; title: My darling Clementine; title: The making of John Bull; title: 'The most advanced politician of the time'; title: No glory in slaughter; title: The ships that walked; title: The 100-horsepower mental engine; title: Playing roulette with history; title: An icy ruthlessness; title: The wooing of America; title: The giant of the shrunken island; title: The cold war and how he won it; title: Churchill the European; title: Maker of the modern Middle East; title: The meaning of his name today; title: The Churchill factor.