In Search of Churchill: A Historian's Journey
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"Penetrating . . . beautifully rounds out and humanizes the character of the greatest statesman of the twentieth century." —San Francisco Chronicle.
"A multifaceted gem, sparkling with anecdotes and insights about the nature of biography, the challenges and rewards of historical research, and of course Winston Churchill." —Richmond Times-Dispatch
"Everything about Winston Churchill is extraordinary. During his excavation of his subject, Martin Gilbert has discovered many gems. In this book he holds some of the most gorgeous jewels up to the light for us to admire." —The Spectator.
"Gilbert here gives us Churchill's vast humanity with the politics largely left out. Readers daunted by the 8,000-odd pages of the official life should start here. They will love it." —The Times (London).
"The portrait of Winston Churchill is . . . vivid and painted with an affection and humour that rarely appear in the official biography." —London Daily Telegraph.
"The work [Gilbert] has done puts all historians of the twentieth century, and all students of Churchill, incalculably in his debt." —London Sunday Telegraph.
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Book details
- Author
- Martin Gilbert
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 380
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Biography & Autobiography › Historical
- Topics
- Winston Churchill · British history · historical biography · biographical research · Prime Ministers · 20th century statesmen
- ISBN-13
- 9780471180722 (Paperback)9781620455876 (Hardcover)
About the author
MARTIN GILBERT was a British historian and the author of more than 88 books, including works on the Holocaust, Jewish history, and both World Wars. He wrote six of the eight volumes of the official Winston Churchill biography.
Gilbert was knighted in 1995 for services to British history and international relations. In 1999 the University of Oxford awarded him a Doctorate of Literature for the totality of his published work. He was a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford from 1962 and an Honorary Fellow from 1994.
Gilbert died on February 3, 2015, at age 78.