Who was Winston Churchill? Even fifty years after his death, he is one of the most iconic figures in British history. As a young man he was a maverick journalist; his many positions in politics before 1940 marked him as a courageous but foolhardy man.
Yet it is Churchill's record in war, which [...]

Winston Churchill was one of the most extraordinary leaders of the twentieth century. What enabled him to stand so steadfastly when all those around him seemed to turn back in fear? What enabled him to inspire whole nations to endure the unendurable and to achieve the unachievable when all those aro[...]

On 14 May 1940, the Evening Standard published a cartoon with the caption "All Behind You, Winston." It showed Churchill, the freshly installed prime minister, rolling up his sleeves to confront the oncoming menace of Nazi Germany. In his wake, leading the endless ranks of the British people, marche[...]

In the welter of popular and well-known stories and reminiscences about Churchill (many of them more legend than fact), it can be easy to forget that he was more than an inspirational leader and figurehead to a nation and its allies. For in spite of his many and varied successes, Britain's last grea[...]

Sir Winston Churchill remains a British hero, lauded for his oratorical skill. He wrote histories, biographies, memoirs, and even a novel, while his journalism, speeches and broadcasts run to millions of words. From 1940 he inspired and united the British people and guided their war effort. Behind t[...]

Dr Andrew Norman approaches Churchill's state of mind from an entirely new medical angle, disproving the commonly held views of medical experts.Lord Moran, Winston's doctor, who was a physician not a psychiatrist, admitted to being powerless to help his patient, who understood all was not well, not [...]

A new and dynamic reappraisal of Winston Churchill, and his finest hour in 1940-1.Who was Winston Churchill? Even fifity years after his death he is one of the most iconic figures in British history: as a young man he was a maverick journalist, his many positions in politics before 1940 marked him o[...]

To so many British children growing up in 1950s and 1960s Britain, Fridays meant only one thing - thousands of youngsters would race to their local newsagents, pennies in hand and sometimes parents in tow, to buy the latest edition of Eagle comic. Each issue of the Eagle was chocablock with adventur[...]

Sebastian Haffners Churchill-Biographie gilt unter Kennern und Laien als brillant erzähltes Stück Zeitgeschichte. Analyse und Anekdoten mischen sich zu anregender Lektüre; die Persönlichkeit des Mannes, der 1940 seinem Land "Blut und Tränen" abverlangte, gewinnt im scharfen Blick Haffners über[...]

"Politik är som att vakna på morgonen. Man vet aldrig vems huvud som ligger på kudden." I denna tänkvärda och roliga bok, den första sammanställningen på svenska, presenteras citat från Churchills hela karriär. Här finns allt från berömda historiska yttranden som "vi har inget annat att[...]