Lincoln and Churchill, Lewis E. Lehrman
Lincoln and Churchill, Lewis E. Lehrman
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Lincoln and Churchill
Statesmen at War

Author: Lewis E. Lehrman

Narrator: David Colacci

Unabridged: 17 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/13/2018

Synopsis

Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, as commanders in chief, led their nations to victory—Lincoln in the Civil War, Churchill in World War II. They became revered leaders—statesmen for all time. Yet these two world-famous war leaders have never been seriously compared at book length. Acclaimed historian Lewis Lehrman, in his pathbreaking comparison of both statesmen, finds that Lincoln and Churchill—with very different upbringings and contrasting personalities—led their war efforts, to some extent, in similar ways. As supreme war lords, they were guided not only by principles of honor, duty, freedom, but also by the practical wisdom to know when, where, and how to apply these principles. They made mistakes which Lehrman considers carefully. But the author emphasizes that, despite setbacks, they never gave up.

Even their writings and speeches were swords in battle. Gifted literary stylists, both men relied on the written and spoken word to steel their citizens throughout desperate and prolonged wars.

Both statesmen unexpectedly left office near the end of their wars—Lincoln by the bullet, Churchill by the ballot.

About Lewis E. Lehrman

Lewis E. Lehrman received the National Humanities Medal for his work in American history. He has written for the Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, National Review, and Harper's, The Churchill Project at Hillsdale College. His books include Lincoln at Peoria and Churchill, Roosevelt & Company. His other work in history includes cofounding the esteemed Lincoln Prize for Civil War scholarship, the Gilder Lehrman Center at Yale, and the Gilder Lehrman Collection at the New-York Historical Society. A graduate of Yale and Harvard, Lehrman has been awarded honorary degrees from Babson College, Gettysburg College, Lincoln College, Marymount University, and Thomas Aquinas College. He lives in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jill on December 17, 2018

Historian Lewis Lehrman compares the characteristics of two wartime leaders, Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, both of whom faced comparable challenges leading their countries through horrible conflagrations, and who both excelled at using language as a strategic weapon to mobilize and inspire......more

Goodreads review by James on February 19, 2022

I found this book to be tedious and repetitive. It is essentially an endless stream of quotes about the subjects which averts any flow or story. For a book about two of the most significant leaders in modern times it surprisingly became uninteresting because of the redundancy of the narrative. At ti......more

Goodreads review by Luis on September 07, 2024

Leaders during wars. As I read the book, it reminds me of the insightful forensic evaluations that my wife writes. It's as if Lehrman had done a full battery of psychological testing and social evaluations on these two historical figures. You learn what makes them tick, their sorrows, and their triu......more

Goodreads review by Eugenea on November 16, 2020

Although these two historical figures (Lincoln and Churchill) are favorites of mine, and although the compare-and-contrast format is a novel twist to this narrative coverage of their profound significance, I am disappointed in the literary product. This book is twice as long as it should be; occasio......more

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