The Churchill factor : how one man made history
Boris Johnson (Author)
From London's inimitable mayor, Boris Johnson, the story of how Churchill's eccentric genius shaped not only his world but our own. On the fiftieth anniversary of Churchill's death, Boris Johnson celebrates the singular brilliance of one of the most important leaders of the twentieth century. Taking on the myths and misconceptions along with the outsized reality, he portrays--with characteristic wit and passion--a man of contagious bravery, breathtaking eloquence, matchless strategizing, and deep humanity. Fearless on the battlefield, Churchill had to be ordered by the king to stay out of action on D-Day; he pioneered aerial bombing and few could match his experience in organizing violence on a colossal scale, yet he hated war and scorned politicians who had not experienced its horrors. He was the most famous journalist of his time and perhaps the greatest orator of all time, despite a lisp and chronic depression he kept at bay by painting. His maneuvering positioned America for entry into World War II, even as it ushered in England's post-war decline. His openmindedness made him a trailblazer in health care, education, and social welfare, though he remained incorrigibly politically incorrect. Most of all, he was a rebuttal to the idea that history is the story of vast and impersonal forces; he is proof that one person--intrepid, ingenious, determined--can make all the difference
eBook, English, 2014
Riverhead Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA), New York, New York, 2014
History
1 online resource
9780698155565, 0698155564
883335102
Print version:
Introduction: A dog called Churchill
The offer from Hitler
The non-Churchill universe
Rogue elephant
The Randolph factor
No act too daring or too noble
The great dictator
He mobilised the English language
A proper human heart
My darling Clementine
The making of John Bull
'The most advanced politician of the time'
No glory in slaughter
The ships that walked
The 100-horsepower mental engine
Playing roulette with history
An icy ruthlessness
The wooing of America
The giant of the shrunken island
The cold war and how he won it
Churchill the European
Maker of the modern Middle East
The meaning of his name today
The Churchill factor
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