About this item
At 52nd Street and Madison Avenue in New York City sits Chartwell Books, the only bookshop in the world specializing in books, articles and memorabilia of Winston Churchill. Further south in Manhattan is the Morgan Library and Museum where in 2012 a record 70,000 visitors viewed the multimedia exhibition Churchill: The Power of Words. This year is the 50th anniversary of Winston Churchill's death, and coincidentally the 70th anniversary of V-E Day. This stunning book commemorates the life of Britain's greatest leader and the best friend the United States ever had. Eight sections narrate Churchill's monumental life and achievements: Youth 1874-1903: Unhappy son of a British duke and American mother; student; father's death Early Military Career 1898-1916: Soldier; war reporter; escaped prisoner; author; husband and father Early Political Career 1899-1922: Decorated soldier; parliamentarian; government minister The First World War: Political defeat and blunders; American lecture tour; government minister Rising through the ranks: Political legacy of the Great War; government minister; painter; farmer The Second World War: Prime Minister; V-E Day Post-War Years: Political defeat; "Iron Curtain" Speech; daughter's suicide; death of second daughter Legacy: Statesman; historian; Honorary Citizen of the United States; Nobel Prize Laureate, final days.
About the Author
Max Arthur is an author who specialises in first-hand recollections of historical events. He has worked closely with the Imperial War Museum to bring together two books in the Forgotten Voices series, Forgotten Voices of the Great War and Forgotten Voices of the Second World War. Prior to becoming a writer, he served with the Royal Air Force and for some years was an actor.
