This is a relationship I knew little to nothing about. It was incredibly informative and I think this will definitively do well in the historical circles, especially those like me who enjoy Churchill books.
NetGalley, Caroline Craig David
This is a relationship I knew little to nothing about. It was incredibly informative and I think this will definitively do well in the historical circles, especially those like me who enjoy Churchill books.
NetGalley, Caroline Craig David
In this meticulously researched volume, Allister Vale and John Scadding provide a uniquely comprehensive and readable account of Churchill’s many medical problems, from childhood to his terminal illness, set in the context of his life as one of the greatest statesmen of the twentieth century. Pneumonia threatened Churchill’s life on several occasions and in his later decades he suffered multiple strokes; his ability to continue in high office during these illnesses was exceptional, aided by some of the most distinguished specialists of their time. Drawing on many medical and non-medical sources, the clinical, political and personal aspects of his many illnesses are woven seamlessly together. A superbly rounded account of the great man emerges in a most engaging narrative.
Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill, Walking with Destiny
In this meticulously researched volume, Allister Vale and John Scadding provide a uniquely comprehensive and readable account of Churchill’s many medical problems, from childhood to his terminal illness, set in the context of his life as one of the greatest statesmen of the twentieth century. Pneumonia threatened Churchill’s life on several occasions and in his later decades he suffered multiple strokes; his ability to continue in high office during these illnesses was exceptional, aided by some of the most distinguished specialists of their time. Drawing on many medical and non-medical sources, the clinical, political and personal aspects of his many illnesses are woven seamlessly together. A superbly rounded account of the great man emerges in a most engaging narrative.
Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill, Walking with Destiny
The book is a very agile and pleasant biography that describes the life of a great sailor, perhaps finding himself in the right places but at the wrong time, but who did not progress very psychologically and strategically in understanding the military situations in which he found himself. It should be acknowledged that he remained himself to the end and that it deserves to be remembered and celebrated.
Read the full Italian review [link=https://oldbarbedwire.blogspot.com/2020/07/churchills-admirals-in-two-world-wars.html?m=0]here[/link]
On The Old Barbed Wire
The book is a very agile and pleasant biography that describes the life of a great sailor, perhaps finding himself in the right places but at the wrong time, but who did not progress very psychologically and strategically in understanding the military situations in which he found himself. It should be acknowledged that he remained himself to the end and that it deserves to be remembered and celebrated.
Read the full Italian review [link=https://oldbarbedwire.blogspot.com/2020/07/churchills-admirals-in-two-world-wars.html?m=0]here[/link]
On The Old Barbed Wire
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
William Nester does in 288 pages what Andrew Roberts tried to do in 1150: Capture the essence of the great but flawed Winston Churchill. In his recent acclaimed bio of the British PM, Roberts even tosses in the kitchen sink. Nester doesn’t need to. Sometimes less is really more!
We learn about Churchill as child, adventurer, reformer, scapegoat, Cassandra, commander, and cold warrior. Meticulously researched, rich in anecdote and quote, this vivid text shows how Churchill’s bold leadership kept the West free. A triumph!
5 out of 5 Stars
NetGalley, Literary Soirée
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
William Nester does in 288 pages what Andrew Roberts tried to do in 1150: Capture the essence of the great but flawed Winston Churchill. In his recent acclaimed bio of the British PM, Roberts even tosses in the kitchen sink. Nester doesn’t need to. Sometimes less is really more!
We learn about Churchill as child, adventurer, reformer, scapegoat, Cassandra, commander, and cold warrior. Meticulously researched, rich in anecdote and quote, this vivid text shows how Churchill’s bold leadership kept the West free. A triumph!
5 out of 5 Stars
NetGalley, Literary Soirée
Aimed at all ages, this is billed as a 'new and inventive' graphic depiction of the life of Winston Churchill.
Bookseller 8/11/19
Aimed at all ages, this is billed as a 'new and inventive' graphic depiction of the life of Winston Churchill.
Bookseller 8/11/19
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Leadership in War
In this controversial study, Correlli Barnett examines the strengths and weaknesses of twenty wartime leaders in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He considers the extraordinary difficulties they faced, and analyses how they performed and what they achieved. Were they successful, or were they beaten down by the burden of their roles? His… Read more...
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Winston Churchill: Portrait of an Unquiet Mind
Dr Andrew Norman approaches Churchill's state of mind from an entirely new medical angle, disproving the commonly held views of medical experts. Lord Moran, Winston's doctor, who was a physician not a psychiatrist, admitted to being powerless to help his patient, who understood all was not well, not understanding his mental condition. The book also… Read more...
