Several biographies of winston churchill
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Sir Winston Churchill: A biography
The aim of this page is to give a brief introduction to the career of Sir Winston Churchill, and to reveal the main features of both the public and the private life of the most famous British Prime Minister of the twentieth century.
The Child
Winston Churchill was born into the privileged world of the British aristocracy on November 30, His father, Lord Randolph Churchill, was a younger son of the 7th Duke of Marlborough. His mother, Jennie Jerome, was the daughter of an American business tycoon, Leonard Jerome.
Winston’s childhood was not a particularly happy one. Like many Victorian parents, Lord and Lady Randolph Churchill were distant. The family Nanny, Mrs Everest, became a surrogate mother to Winston and his younger brother, John S Churchill.
The Soldier
After passing out of Sandhurst and gaining his commission in the 4th Hussars in February , Churchill saw his first shots fired in anger during a semi-official expedition to Cuba lat
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March 7,
Finest Hour , Winter
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By David Freeman
Since , when Alexander MacCallum Scott produced his account of an exciting year-old Liberal MP named Winston Churchill, biographies of Britain’s greatest statesman have proliferated. One bibliographer cataloged twenty-six biographies published in Churchill’s lifetime; another, thirty-six between Churchill’s death in and the end of the 20th century. And that is just counting the ones written in English.
The 21st century has seen no diminution. Churchill loved a good race and might appreciate the steady efforts made by his chroniclers to overtake major historical figures such as Abraham Lincoln and Napoleon Bonaparte in the multiple-biography sweepstakes. But where should readers begin?
I am often asked to recommend a good Churchill biography. Before answering, I consider the potential reader’s background and ask questions about what sort of book is sought. More information is required than simply whether t
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Bibliography of Winston Churchill
The Bibliography of Winston Churchill includes the major scholarly and nonfiction books and scholarly articles on the career of Winston Churchill, as well as other online sources of information.
Bibliography
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[edit]- Addison, Paul (). Churchill: The Unexpected Hero. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN&#;.
- Arthur, Max (). Churchill – The Life: An authorised pictorial biography. London: Cassell. ISBN&#;.
- Best, Geoffrey (). Churchill: A Study in Greatness. London and New York: Hambledon and Continuum. ISBN&#;.
- Cannadine, David. The Aristocratic Adventurer, (Penguin, ).
- Catherwood, Christopher. Winston Churchill: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works (Rowman & Littlefield, ), a biography by topics, arranged alphabetically. online
- Charmley, John. Churchill: The End of Glory. A Political Biography (), a revisionist book that emphasizes his political weaknesses and mistakes down to He argues tha