Product Description

A biography that examines the life of Winston Churchill through the prism of his military service as a solider and warlord: the descendent of the first Duke of Marlborough who, despite never having risen above the rank of lieutenant colonel, eventually came at the age of sixty-five to direct Britain's military campaigns.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #326135 in Books
• Published on: 2009-04-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 960 pages

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Review
'Cometh the hour, cometh the man. Churchill was the man - the only one - for the hour in 1940, and D'Este's magnificent book tells us exactly why.'
--Sunday Telegraph, 5th April 09

About the Author
Carlo D'Este is a retired US Army lieutenant colonel and a distinguished military historian. His first book, Decision in Normandy, established him 'at a stroke as a major military historian' (Max Hastings) and was followed by a series of ground-breaking studies, now recognized as the definitive books on their subjects, including Bitter Victory: the Battle for Sicily 1943 and Fatal Decision: Anzio and the Battle for Rome. He has also written highly acclaimed biographies: Patton: A Genius for War and Eisenhower: Allied Supreme Commander. He lives in Massachusetts.