The English statesman and author Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965) led Britain during World War II and is often described as the "savior of his country."Sir Winston Churchill's exact p...
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Biography EssaySir Winston Churchill has become one of the legends of the twentieth century. A major and then an outstanding political figure in British and world history between 1905 and 1965, he was...
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Sir Winston Churchill has become one of the legends of the twentieth century. A major and then an outstanding political figure in British and world history between 1905 and 1965, he was also a writer ...
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In the following review, Rice praises the reality with which Churchill recorded events in London to Ladysmith via Pretoria and Ian Hamilton's March.
The two books of Mr. Winston Spencer Churchi...
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In the following review, Hall finds much to admire in The Gathering Storm but believes there is still room for improvement in Churchill's writing and storytelling abilities.
It is rumored that ...
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In the following review, Hubbard praises Churchill as an important twentieth-century historian for the first three volumes of The Second World War.
With the unconditional surrender of Germany in May, ...
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In the following review, Gulley praises Churchill's eloquence as a speaker and a statesman.
The Hinge of Fate, volume four in Churchill's account of the second world war, covers the peri...
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In the following review, Hubbard praises Churchill's handling of the epic events of World War II in The Hinge of Fate.
In this the fourth volume of The Second World War, Churchill's stor...
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In the following essay, Hamilton examines Churchill's public persona versus his role as a historian.
At rare intervals the historian is propelled by wanton Fortune into high public office, as w...
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In the following essay, Hurwitz presents an overview of Churchill's career as a writer and a historian.
To reverse one of his malicious phrases (“Mr. Attlee is a modest man and he has mu...
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In the following review, Hubbard finds Closing the Ring to be an absorbing account of England's involvement in World War II.
The fifth volume [Closing the Ring] of Mr. Churchill's memora...
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In the following essay, Morrison discusses reasons why Churchill deserves his Nobel Prize for literature.
The entire historical profession is honored in the honor to Sir Winston; for it is the first t...
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In the following review, Slosson notes that the appendices of Churchill's Second World War series contain the most interesting and valuable information, particularly Churchill's confiden...
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In the following review, Hubbard asserts that Churchill's Second World War series serves as a testament to the politician's political virtuosity and tenacity.
This [Triumph and Tragedy] ...
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In the following essay, Freeman evaluates Churchill's abilities as a prose writer, finding that his writing will endure for its style and dramatic effect alone.
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Fame is the spur, I suppose, w...
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In the following essay, Whittemore argues that Churchill in his Second World War series interpreted the war in mythological terms, which served to inflate his role in key events.
Winston Churchill won...
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In the following essay, the author notes Churchill's emphasis in The Birth of Britain on the advantages of war-like propensities in the historical development of Great Britain.
Sir Winston Chur...
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In the following review, the critic finds The New World to be a “formidable” undertaking, but notes flaws in Churchill's methods of presentation.
Although the second volume of Sir...
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In the following review, Morison offers high praise for Churchill's “style, judgment, and fairness” in A History of the English-Speaking Peoples: The Age of Revolution.
Sir Winsto...
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In the following essay, Lewis examines Churchill's canon of historical writings, finding that his tendency to eschew psychological investigations in favor of epic, mythologically flavored descr...
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In the following essay, Plumb presents an overview of Churchill's merits as a historian.
The baroque chimney stacks of Blenheim flaunt their grandeur against the sky, the final dramatic gesture...
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In the following essay, Weidhorn examines the political rhetoric in Churchill's major speeches.
Churchill never believed in wasting a phrase.
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It is not always easy to say whe...
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In the following review, the critic discusses Young Winston's Wars, Churchill's despatches as a war correspondent early in his career.
Produced in time to warrant the description of ...
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In the following review, Foreman reassesses Churchill's career in the context of two volumes of his collected works and speeches.
Churchill's luster has dimmed since his death nine years...
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In the following essay, Rossi examines Churchill's delivery of his speech “The Sinews of Peace” as a key event in the beginnings of the Cold War.
Oceans of ink have been spilled i...
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In the following review, Lodge finds the first volume of Churchill's biography of Marlborough to propose unpopular and somewhat naive explications of historical and biographical events.
The fir...
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In the following essay, Rubin addresses and refutes the claims of historical revisionists who assert that Churchill's entry into the conflict that became World War II brought about the downfall...
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In the following essay, Hostetler explicates Churchill's “Sinews of Peace” speech.
March 5, 1996, marked the fiftieth anniversary of one of the definitive speeches of the twentiet...
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In the following essay, Ramsden examines the ways in which Churchill shaped his own “mythic image” in his writings and speeches.
When President Harry Truman introduced Churchill at Westm...
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In the following review, Bradshaw examines Speaking for Themselves: The Personal Letters of Winston and Clementine Churchill against the backdrop of historical events in the couple's life toget...
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In the following review, Kreiter presents excerpts from the American edition of Winston and Clementine: The Personal Letters of the Churchills.
She called him “my sweet Pug.” He called h...
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In the following review, Haynes offers high praise for Churchill's ability to write a factually accurate and intellectually stimulating biography.
Mr. Churchill's second volume [Marlboro...
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In the following review, Barbour praises Churchill's biography but notes that it is unlikely to endure as a “historical achievement.”
In these volumes [Marlborough: His Life and T...
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In the following review, Barbour asserts that while Churchill's biography of Marlborough cannot be considered a great historical accomplishment, it is enjoyable and highly readable.
Now that th...
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In the following review, Barbour discusses the merits of the final volume of Churchill's biography of Marlborough, assessing the unity of the multi-volume work as a whole.
With this volume [Mar...
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In the following review, Fox discusses Churchill's role in the beginnings of World War II as recounted in the first volume of his memoir.
That American university teaching and research in inter...
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In the following review, Slosson notes new information about the early events of World War II that Churchill brings to Their Finest Hour.
It was, as Churchill said, their finest hour; those last eight...
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"This is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure" (Motivationquotes.com). Sir Winston Churchill was well known throughout the world as a hero. I believe Winston Churchill to...
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No one wanted to fight another world war. The first World War was to be the last. The existing mood and popular opinion gave license to men to look for a policy in which British inter...
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" Never leave the pub before it closes"
That was the most famous quote for the greatest Prime Minister of his time " Never leave the pub before it closes." Winston Churchill had high expectations in...
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Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, Sir
Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill
