Mirrors of Greatness: Churchill and the Leaders that Shaped Him

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A TELEGRAPH BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023'A highly imaginative and thought-provoking way of exploring the personality of a man who, like him or loathe him, left an indelible mark on our age' ADAM ZAMOYSKI
Winston Churchill followed his own star. He yearned to be aEURO~greataEURO (TM), to gain historical immortality. And he did so through deeds and words: his actions as a soldier and politician, gilded by his writings as a journalist and historian.

But ChurchillaEURO (TM)s path to greatness was also defined by the leaders he encountered along the way aEURO" friends and foes, at home and abroad. Men of power such as Hitler and Mussolini, Roosevelt and Stalin, David Lloyd George, Neville Chamberlain and Charles de Gaulle. And the haunting presence of the adored father who had seen nothing of merit in his troublesome son. In these men Churchill discerned greatness, or its absence, in ways that influenced his own career.

This book includes some whom Churchill would not have deemed aEURO~greataEURO (TM), but who aEURO" in our own day aEURO" offer alternative mirrors of what that word might mean. Mahatma Gandhi, who infuriated Churchill by exploiting the power of powerlessness. Clement Attlee, whose heretical vision of aEURO~Great BritainaEURO (TM) was socialist and post-imperial. And his darling Clementine, channelling her aEURO~pinkoaEURO (TM) sentiments to become WinstonaEURO (TM)s essential helpmate and most devoted critic.

Mirrors of Greatness offers vivid new perspectives on ChurchillaEURO (TM)s life and work, showing how this unique man aEURO" with dazzling gifts and jagged flaws aEURO" learned from his aEURO~great contemporariesaEURO (TM) and what they saw in him.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780008439927
Published: October 2023

Number of pages: 464
Width: 153 mm
Height: 234 mm
Depth: 35 mm

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers