Churchill by Roy Jenkins
Roy Jenkins's Churchill is an exhaustive biographical picture of one of the most enigmatic and important figures of the twentieth century.
"There is no doubt that he has surpassed himselfThis is the biography of the year." Robert McCrum, Observer; "This is a first class, well-sustained work of history and a masterpiece of biography "Andrew Roberts, Sunday Telegraph; "Lord Jenkins of Hillhead is an outstanding biographer...it has the narrative power, sweep and sparkle of the author in his prime." John Grigg, Times
Roy Jenkins was the author of many books, including Churchill and Gladstone, which won the Whitbread Prize for Biography. Active in British politics for half a century, he entered the House of Commons in 1948 and subsequently served as Minister of Aviation, Home Secretary, and Chancellor of the Exchequer; he was also the President of the European Commission and Chancellor of Oxford University. In 1987 he took his seat in the House of Lords. He died in January 2003.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780330488051 |
| ISBN 10 | 0330488058 |
| Title | Churchill |
| Author | Roy Jenkins |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2002-06-26 |
| Number of pages | 1056 |
| Prizes | Winner of National Book Awards Biography of the Year 2003 (UK), Short-listed for BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize 2002 (UK) |
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