Winston Churchill's inspiring leadership
in the Second World War once made him above criticism. In recent years his record
has come under attack from revisionists. In Churchill: A Study in Greatness
one of Britain's most distinguished historians rebuts these charges and makes
sense of this extraordinary man and his long controversial,
colourful, contradictory and heroic career. Geoffrey Best brings out both his
strengths and his weaknesses, looking past the many received versions of
Churchill in a biography that balances the private and the public man
and offers a clear insight into Churchill's greatness.
‘a rich portrait, presenting the man's great virtues and small vices
in the right proportions and restoring him to his proper place as
a giant of the twentiet century.’ W F DEEDES
‘a masterly summation of the present arguments
for and against Winston Churchill.’ ANDREW ROBERTS
‘We are all worms. But I do believe I am a glow-worm.’ CHURCHILL
