Churchill I.-II.

A determined defender of Western civilization, a statesman of epoch-making significance, or a dictator of war who denies the Holocaust? More than 1,000 books on Winston Churchill’s life have now been published, but leading critics say Andrew Roberts, one of today’s most acclaimed British historians, is the best choice if we want to learn about one of the mythical figures in 20th century history. Roberts ’book, which has studied Churchill’s character and era for many decades, is more of an exhaustive set of data and a presentation of previously unknown historical documents: the author focuses on the individuality of an extremely versatile British politician who has always been able to move on, rebuilding himself. In his reading, Churchill is both an Englishman and an American, of noble descent and a Democrat, a gambler, a soldier, a dreamer, an artist, a big-mouthed, a butterfly-lover, a journalist, a screenwriter, a novelist, a wise man and an arrowhead. Churchill has traveled the greatest depths and heights in his long life. He bounced back and forth between the Conservative and Liberal Parties, where he won and where he lost. He made recognized and doomed decisions today. In addition to his diverse military and political career, he was also a war correspondent and prolific writer and hobby historian, winning the Nobel Prize for Literature for his historical work. Its legacy is still significant today - not just in the former British Empire, but around the world.