In the footsteps of Churchill
"As one of the most admired political leaders of the twentieth century, Winston Churchill holds iconic status, even forty years after his death. In this biography, Richard Holmes offers a remarkable reappraisal of Churchill by examining the influences that shaped his character. Drawing on intimate sources, including letters between the young Churchill and his parents, Holmes paints the most complete portrait to date of the man who stood up to Hitler and led his people to victory against all odds." "Holmes details the crucial events of Churchill's life, from his childhood to his rapid rise in politics, revealing the influences that shaped the man. He examines the profound ambiguities of Churchill's character, and shows how the very qualities that defined his greatness also led him to commit catastrophic blunders. The recklessness that made him a hero when he was a young correspondent during the Boer War, for example, cost thousands of Allied lives when it emerged during his planning of the Gallipoli campaign in 1915. Churchill's egotism overshadowed his own children's lives, but also gave him the enormous self-confidence to continue the war against Hitler in 1940, when most other politicians in his position would have sought a negotiated peace."--Jacket
collective biographies
1 online resource (351 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, portraits
9780786734993, 078673499X
881278500
Cover page; title page; copyright page; introduction; chapter one: father to the man 1874-1895; chapter two: the bubble reputation 1895-1901; chapter three: the tattered flag 1901-1911; chapter four: first lord 1911-1915 and 1939-1940; chapter five: the great betrayal 1914-1929; chapter six: climacteric 1929-1935; chapter seven: in the wings 1936-1940; chapter eight: centre stage 1940-1942; chapter nine: supporting role 1942-1944; chapter ten: final act 1945-1965; conclusion: death shall have no dominion; notes and references; introduction; chapter one: father to the man 1874-1895. Chapter two: the bubble reputation 1895-1901chapter three: the tattered flag 1901-1911; chapter four: first lord 1911-1915 and 1939-1940; chapter five: the great betrayal 1914-1929; chapter six: climacteric 1929-1935; chapter seven: in thewings 1936-1940; chapter eight: centre stage 1940-1942; chapter nine: supporting role 1942-1944; chapter ten: final act 1945-1965; conclusion: death shall have no dominion; further reading; appendix a: broadcast of 16 november 1934; appendix b: the atlantic charter agreed at placentia bay, newfoundland, and dated 14 august 1941. Appendix c: declaration of honorary citizen of united states of america: 9 april 1963appendix d: mustard gas minute of 6 july 1944; appendix e: the morgenthau plan: summary from henry morgenthau, jr., germany is the problem (newyork 1945); index; picture credits
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011