Churchill's Shadow: An Astonishing Life and a Dangerous Legacy

di Geoffrey Wheatcroft (Autore)

Vintage Publishing, 2023

'Provocative, clear-sighted, richly textured and wonderfully readable, this is the indispensable biography of Churchill for the post-Brexit 2020s' David Kynaston In A.J.P. Taylor's words, Churchill was 'the saviour of his country' when he became prime minister in 1940. Yet he was also a deeply flawed character. Giving due credit to Churchill's achievements but making no secret of his failures, Geoffrey Wheatcroft takes a radically different approach to other biographies. Going far beyond a reappraisal of a life and a career, he reveals the complex shadow Churchill has cast over post-war British history and contemporary politics. Telling the story of Churchill's extraordinary life and the equally fascinating one of his legacy, Churchill's Shadow focuses on how we as a nation have been living in the grip of his self-written myth ever since his death. 'Wheatcroft is a skilled prosecutor with a rapier pen...this could be the best single-volume indictment of Churchill yet written' New York Times 'A clear-eyed, incisive and superbly balanced account of Churchill, the man and the myth' Robert Gildea

• Autore: Geoffrey Wheatcroft
• Editore: Vintage Publishing
• Anno: 2023
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 496 p.
• Dimensioni: 198 x 129 mm
• Peso: 500 gr.
• EAN: 9781529110999

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