Most Popular Books by Winston Churchill

Great Britain''s legendary twentieth-century prime minister recounts his childhood, military exploits, and political beginnings in this provocative memoir. Before he became the symbol of British resistance and resilience against Nazi Germany during World War II, Winston Spencer Churchill, by his own admission, struggled to find his place in the world. The child of a diplomat who inspired him to serve, Churchill was an indifferent student if the subject matter didn''t pique his interest. Trained as a soldier and cavalryman at the Royal Military College, he embarked on a martial career, seeing action in Cuba, India, and Sudan. But it would be his entrance into politics when he unsuccessfully ran for a Conservative seat in Parliament that would change the course of his life—and world history. A fascinating document chronicling the end of the Victorian Era, Winston Churchill''s My Early Life shares his youthful life experiences in serving the British Empire that shaped him into becoming the influential leader the free world needed in its darkest hour.

Covers the period from the Treaty of Versailles to Churchill''s appointment as Prime Minister in 1940.

A collection of "exceptional works" from the British prime minister and Nobel Prize winner is "a superb volume of Churchill''s writings and speeches" ( Washington Times). Winston Churchill knew the power of words. In speeches, books, and articles, he expressed his feelings and laid out his vision for the future. His wartime writings and speeches have fascinated generation after generation with their powerful narrative style and thoughtful reflection. Martin Gilbert, Churchill''s official biographer, has chosen passages that express the essence of Churchill''s thoughts and describe—in his own inimitable words—the main adventures of his life and the main crises of his career. From first to last, they give insight into his life, how it evolved, and how he made his mark on the British and world stage. "[A] masterful book and a history worth buying and reading and paying attention to." — Veterans Reporter "Churchill''s speeches . . . sing in a way English language statesmen and politicians have tried unsuccessfully to match ever since. This volume has them all, and in chronological order, often with brief lead-ins to supply context, so it can be read as a history of the British Empire during the first have of the 20th century, or used as an anthology of Churchillian quotations . . . Kudos to Sir Gilbert for the service he has performed in packing the best of Churchill into one comprehensible volume." — Buffalo News

Covers the problems confronted by Churchill as he becomes Prime Minister, the Battle of France, the story of Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, and the rebuilding of England''s Army.

Chronicles the events that took place between the Anglo-American landings in Normandy in June 1944 and the unconditional surrender of Japan in September 1945.

The much-anticipated third volume of Churchill''s fascinating papers.

From uninterrupted defeat to almost unbroken success: a year when Rommel is gradually thrown back in North Africa, and in the Pacific the tide turns.

Covers the German drive toward the East as the United States becomes involved in World War II.