In Search of Churchill: A Historian's Journey - Hardcover

Gilbert, Martin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1620455870 ISBN 13: 9781620455876

Publisher: Wiley, 1997

Synopsis

Penetrating . . . beautifully rounds out and humanizes the character of the greatest statesman of the twentieth century. —San Francisco Chronicle.

""A multifaceted gem, sparkling with anecdotes and insights about the nature of biography, the challenges and rewards of historical research, and of course Winston Churchill."" —Richmond Times-Dispatch

""Everything about Winston Churchill is extraordinary. During his excavation of his subject, Martin Gilbert has discovered many gems. In this book he holds some of the most gorgeous jewels up to the light for us to admire."" —The Spectator.

""Gilbert here gives us Churchill's vast humanity with the politics largely left out. Readers daunted by the 8,000-odd pages of the official life should start here. They will love it."" —The Times (London).

""The portrait of Winston Churchill is . . . vivid and painted with an affection and humour that rarely appear in the official biography."" —London Daily Telegraph.

""The work [Gilbert] has done puts all historians of the twentieth century, and all students of Churchill, incalculably in his debt."" —London Sunday Telegraph.

About this title

About the Author:

Martin Gilbert was born in London in 1936 and educated at Highgate School and Magdalen College, Oxford. In 1962, he became research assistant to Randolph Churchill and, after Randolph’s death, succeeded him as biographer of Sir Winston Churchill. He is the author of many works of history and lives in London and Jerusalem.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1620455870
• ISBN 13: 9781620455876
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 380