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Churchill: A Study in Greatness
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by Geoffrey Best
Sales Rank: 73568
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List Price: $21.95
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Cover Type: Paperback with 400 pages
Published by: Oxford University Press, USA May 15, 2003
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0195161394
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0195161397
Book Dimensions:
9.5 x 6.2 x 1 inches
Weighs: 1.3 pounds
Product Review
"Reminds us that is still possible, at a time when irony and cynicism are so much the fashion, to pay tribute to greatness without being hagiographical."--New Republic
"Splendid.A marvel of densely researched scholarship expertly sifted and presented with misleading ease in an elegant prose style."--The Washington Times
"An astonishingly fresh and original study that renders all previous short biographies out of date."-Times Literary Supplement
"We are all worms. But I do believe I am a glow-worm."--Winston Churchill
"Excellent."--New York Review of Books
"The best first book to read about Churchill."--National Review
Product Review
"a rich portrait, presenting the man's great virtues and small vices in the right proportions and restoring him to his proper place as a giant of the twentiet century." –W. F. Deedes
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Churchill: A Study in Greatness (Hardcover)
A compact biography (384 pages) by Oxford Historian Geoffrey Best is far and away the best I have read on Churchill. The many facets of Churchill's life are covered in a series of essays from the author. Best summarizes Churchill's life with clarity and high degree of accuracy. If you're looking for a comprehensive study on Churchill, this isn't it. You won't find page after page of stilted verbiage here, but you will find a well written presentation of this fascinating man, perhaps the savior of England. If it is possible to write a detailed account of such a varied figure within the brevity of such a small volume, the author has done so admirably. Though the author clearly admires the subject, this isn't just another "I love Churchill" book. Best gives a fair and balanced account of many areas where Churchill may have erred, such as Gallipolli. The book is fair, and it is no-nonsense, to the point, without a lot of ambivalent inflection. I have a number of volumes on the life and times of Churchill. I may go to other volumes for research purposes, but this is probably the most enjoyable read I have encountered on the man. Monty Rainey www.juntosociety.com
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