
Churchill Defiant
Fighting On: 1945-1955
Author: Barbara Leaming
Narrator: Simon Prebble
Unabridged: 10 hr 54 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Harper
Published: 10/12/2010

Author: Barbara Leaming
Narrator: Simon Prebble
Unabridged: 10 hr 54 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Harper
Published: 10/12/2010
Barbara Leaming is a New York Times bestselling author. Her biography of John F. Kennedy was the first to detail the extraordinary influence of Winston Churchill on President Kennedy’s intellectual formation and political strategies. She lives in Connecticut.
Book review by Stephen Frater Churchill Defiant Fighting On: 1945 – 1955 By Barbara Leaming Harper N.Y., NY 2010 An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Release date: October 12, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-06-133758-1 Only a handful of people have had more biographies written about them than Sir Winston Churchill......more
The first thing to say about this book is that I did enjoy it. The second thing to say is that it cannot stand on its own feet. A lot is happening in Britain between 1945-1955, and the story cannot be told by focusing on one man and his intimates. If you know the background, then the isolated material......more
Good overview of Churchill's second stint as PM. Three thoughts from the book: 1) He knew what he wanted and the role he needed to play. 2) He was indomitably optimistic, maybe even to the point of dangerous or damaging self-deception. (But remember, this was a man who willed UK through WWII and wit......more
This book condenses a large quantity of historical material into a readable, flowing narrative. Churchill's defiant, dogged personality is a continuing theme. He is not above launching palace intrigues to set his would-be usurpers against each other. While out of power (1945-1951) he resists attempts......more