My Early Life: A Roving Commission - Softcover

Churchill, Winston

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0684823454 ISBN 13: 9780684823454

Publisher: Pocket Books, 1996

Synopsis

Here, in his own words, are the fascinating first thirty years in the life of one of the most provocative and compelling leaders of the twentieth century: Winston Churchill. As a visionary, statesman, and historian, and the most eloquent spokesman against Nazi Germany, Winston Churchill was one of the greatest figures of the twentieth century. In this autobiography, Churchill recalls his childhood, his schooling, his years as a war correspondent in South Africa during the Boer War, and his first forays into politics as a member of Parliament. My Early Life not only gives readers insights into the shaping of a great leader but, as Churchill himself wrote, "a picture of a vanished age." To fully understand Winston Churchill and his times, My Early Life is essential reading.

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Review:

An account of the first 25 years of his life...Here he brings back those days with magical clarity -- Nicholas Bagnall, The Sunday Telegraph

some would put it as one of the outstanding works of the twentieth century -- Roy Jenkins, Churchill

the best of all his books -- Lord Deedes

this wonderful book confirms his stature as one of the finest English prose stylists of the last century -- Simon Shaw, The Mail on Sunday

About the Author:

Winston Churchill (1874-1965) was prime minister of Great Britain from 1940-1945 and 1951-1955. A prolific writer, whose works include "The Second World War" and "A History of the English Speaking Peoples, " Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0684823454
• ISBN 13: 9780684823454
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400