Churchill
Visionary. Statesman. Historian.
by John Lukacs
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"John Lukacs has spent a lifetime considering the complex personality and statesmanship of Winston Churchill. In previous books Lukacs told the story of Churchill's titanic struggle with Adolf Hitler in the early days of World War II. Now, in Churchill: Visionary. Statesman. Historian., he turns his attention to Churchill the man and visionary statesman.".
"Each chapter of this book provides an essential portrait of Churchill at the height of his powers.
In addition to vividly depicting his relationships with Stalin, Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and other world leaders, Lukacs reflects on Churchill's ability to foresee the coming of World War II and the Cold War; he weighs Churchill's stature as a historian looking backward at the conflicts of which he was so much a part; and he examines the often contradictory ways Churchill has been perceived by critics and admirers alike. The last chapter is a powerful and deeply moving evocation of the three days Lukacs spent in London attending Churchill's funeral in 1965, and it offers a final assessment of Churchill's place in history through the prism of the varied individuals who came to honor him after his death. In Churchill: Visionary. Statesman.
Historian., Luckacs sets forth the essence of this towering figure with consummate mastery."--BOOK JACKET.
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Biography, Politics and government, Prime ministers, Historians, Churchill, Winston, Sir, 1874-1965, Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography, Historians -- Great Britain -- Biography, Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century, Churchill, winston, 1874-1965, Prime ministers, great britain, Historians, great britain, Great britain, politics and government, 20th century, Statesmen, Great britain, history, 20th century, HistoryPlaces
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Churchill: Visionary. Statesman. Historian
2010, Yale University Press
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Churchill: Visionary. Statesman. Historian.
April 10, 2004, Yale University Press
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2003, Jorge Zahar
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2002, Yale University Press
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"It is one of the oddities of the English language - and of the sensitivities of the English mind - that while the word vision is commendatory, suggesting a positive quality, visionary may have, indeed often does have, a dubious sense."
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"It is one of the oddities of the English language - and of the sensitivities of the English mind - that while the word vision is commendatory, suggesting a positive quality, visionary may have, indeed often does have, a dubious sense."
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