Churchill
Jenkins Roy
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Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Plume Books
Publisher Place: New York
Publisher Year: 2002
Edition: First Edition
Description: 1001 pages. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy.
Publishers Description: Acclaimed historian Roy Jenkins presents a comprehensive biography of Winston Churchill, an icon of modern history, from his childhood to the critical World War II period and beyonda New York Times bestseller.This is a first class, well-sustained work of history and a masterpiece of biography
It will be a brave, not to say foolhardy, author who attempts to write another life of Churchill for at least a decade, perhaps longer.Andrew Roberts, Sunday Telegraph Roy Jenkins combines unparalleled command of British political history and his own high-level government experience in a narrative account of Churchill's astounding career that is unmatched in its shrewd insights, its unforgettable anecdotes, the clarity of its overarching themes, and the author's nuanced appreciation of his extraordinary subject.Exceptional in its breadth of knowledge and distinguished in its stylish wit and penetrating intelligence, Churchill is one of the finest political biographies of our time.
ISBN: 9780452283527
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