Forty ways to look at Winston Churchill a brief account of a long life
Presents an analysis of the life and times of Winston Churchill, and offers contrasting viewpoints on all aspects of his personal and political career.
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Random House Trade Paperbacks,
2004.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Churchill as Liberty's Champion: Heroic View
- 2. Churchill as Failed Statesman: Critical View
- 3. Churchill's Contemporaries: Whom He Knew
- 4. Churchill's Finest Hour
- May 28, 1940: The Decisive Moment
- 5. Churchill as Leader: Suited to High Office?
- 6. Churchill's Genius with Words: His Greatest Strength
- 7. Churchill's Eloquence: His Exact Words
- 8. Churchill in Symbols: Metonymy
- 9. Churchill, True: In a Single Word
- 10. Churchill's Desire for Fame: His Motive
- 11. Churchill as Depressive: The "Black Dog"?
- 12. Churchill's Disdain: His Dominant Quality
- 13. Churchill's Belligerence: His Defining Characteristic
- 14. Churchill's Time Line: Key Events
- 15. Churchill as Son: His Most Formative Role
- 16. Churchill as Father: A Good Parent?
- 17. Churchill the Painter: His Favorite Pastime
- 18. Churchill the Spendthrift: A Weakness
- 19. Conflicting Views of Churchill: How Others Saw Him
- 20. Churchill in Tears: Telling Detail
- 21. Churchill the Drinker: An Alcoholic?
- 22. Churchill in Context: Facts at a Glance
- 23. Churchill and Sex: Too Interesting to Ignore
- 24. Churchill as Husband: A Happy Marriage?
- 25. Churchill's Island Story: His Myth
- 26. Churchill in Photographs: How He Changed Through Time
- 27. Churchill as the Hero of a Novel: The Imagined and the Real
- 28. Churchill's Destiny: How He Saw Himself
- 29. Churchill the Imperialist: His Cause
- 30. Churchill's Empire: How He Saw the World
- 31. Churchill and Roosevelt: Friends as Well as Allies?
- 32. Churchill's Imagination: How He Saw History
- 33. Churchill and Hitler: Nemesis
- 34. Churchill Exposed: Missing Information Supplied
- 35. Churchill True or False: Challenged Assumptions
- 36. The Tragedy of Winston Churchill, Englishman: The Meaning of His Life
- 37. Churchill in Portrait: A Likeness
- 38. Churchill's Last Days: How He Died
- 39. My Churchill: Judgment
- 40. Remember Winston Churchill: Epitaph.
