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Churchill
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- Length: 38 hrs and 18 mins
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Publisher's Summary
From a very young age, Churchill believed he was destined to play a great role in the life of his nation, and he determined to prepare himself. Jenkins shows in fascinating detail how Churchill educated himself for greatness, how he worked out his livelihood (writing) as well as his professional life (politics), how he situated himself at every major site or moment in British imperial and governmental life. His parliamentary career was like no other - with its changes of allegiance (from the Conservative to the Liberal and back to the Conservative Party), its troughs and humiliations, its triumphs and peaks - and for decades, especially the crisis years of the late 1930s and the terrifying 1940s, when at last it was clear how vital Churchill was to the very survival of Britain. He evaluates Churchill's other accomplishments, his writings, with equal authority.
Exceptional in its breadth of knowledge and distinguished by its stylish wit and penetrating intelligence, this is one of the finest political biographies of our time.
Critic Reviews
"A first-class, well-sustained work of history and a masterpiece of biography." (The Sunday Telegraph)
"This is far and away Churchill's best one-volume biography." (Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.)
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- Anonymous User
- 03-04-2021
One of the Best
This is one of my top audio books. Excellent all round .
Learnt a lot.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-09-2018
Magnificent!
I was swept away by Churchill’s journey against the backdrop of twentieth century European history.
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- Tim Pate
- 31-07-2019
One heck of a story
This gives us a great insight into Churchill. Having listened to this, I'm inclined to agree that he was the greatest Prine Minister of the 20th Century. The mood of the period is captured and narrated beautifully. This is well worth the listen.
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- M.K.
- 07-11-2017
Churchill a great book
I like this book alot. Easy to understand, liked the Story. I liked learning about the most popular prime minister of the 20 century..
Book explains biography.
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- Tim Curtis
- 21-09-2019
Great political biography
A biography written by a politician and therefore providing a politician's eye view on Churchill. Fascinating for this reason.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-01-2019
Excellent from start to finish
I couldn't have asked for a better introduction to the world of audiobooks. Given Jenkins career, I enjoyed its focus on Churchill's 65 years involvment in parliamentary politics. Jenkins contrasts Churchill's experiences with his own parliamentary career sparingly and appropriately. Jenkin's experience as both Home secretary and Chancellor of the exchequor informs much of his analysis of Churchill's own stint in these positions. Given Churchill was never far from the center of govenment affairs for the first half of the 20th the book remained exciting throughout. Jenkin's fluent writing style is enhanced by Robert whitfields magnificent narration, who can do a top notch Churchill impersonation.
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