Churchill

"Far and away Churchill's best one-volume biography."--Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. From acclaimed historian Roy Jenkins, a comprehensive portrait of Winston Churchill, an icon of modern history, from his childhood to the critical World War II period and beyond, in this definitive volume. A member of the House of Lords, Jenkins combines unparalleled command of British political history and his own high-level government experience in a narrative account of Churchill's astounding career that is unmatched in its shrewd insights, its unforgettable anecdotes, the clarity of its overarching themes, and the author's nuanced appreciation of his extraordinary subject. Exceptional in its breadth of knowledge and distinguished in its stylish wit and penetrating intelligence, Churchill is one of the finest political biographies of our time. "Wryly astute... shrewd."-- The Washington Post "Jenkins catches Churchill's studied self-inspection with the sure-shot sharpness of an expert portraitist."--Simon Schama, The New York Review of Books "Churchill stands forth with Shakespearean bravura as the necessary hero for the most testing moment of national (and world) crisis. A satisfying summation of an unsurpassed life."-- The San Diego Union-Tribune