Publisher's Synopsis
This work studies Churchill's changing attitudes and policies towards the evolving challenge of the 20th century. It neither denigrates Winston Churchill nor engages in uncritical adulation. It contains a series of assessments of different facets of Churchill's career made by a group of impartial historians mainly drawn from outside Britain. These will be framed by a personal memoir from Churchill's daughter, Lady Soames, an introduction from Alastair Parker and a concluding essay by Martin Gilbert.;The contributors include: Jon Sumida, Philip O'Brien and Warren Kimball from the USA; Brian McKercher from Canada; Paolo Pombeni from Italy; Tage Kaarsted from Denmark; Berndt Martin, Wolfgang Krieger and Hans-Peter Schwarz from Germany; Francois Kersaudy and Maurice Vaisse from France; Anita Prazmowska from Poland; and Ritchie Ovendale from Britain.;The book deals with Churchill in action as an energetic statesman concerned to keep Britain independent and influential. A wide range of Churchill's interests and concerns are featured.;Alastair Parker is the author of "Chamberlain and Appeasement" and "Struggle for Survival". Correlli Barnett is the author of "The Hump Organization" and "Old Battles New Defences".