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Brought to you by Penguin. Winston Churchill towers over every other figure in 20th-century British history. By the time of his death at the age of 90 in 1965, many thought him to be the greatest man in the world. There have been over a thousand previous biographies of Churchill. Andrew Roberts...

Deux visions du monde, deux légitimités, deux tempéraments opposés, unis dans la bataille pour la liberté. Churchill : "De Gaulle, un grand homme ! Il est arrogant, il est égoïste, il se considère comme le centre de l’univers... Il est... Vous avez raison, c’est un grand homme !...". De Gaulle : "Pauvre Churchill ! Il nous trahit, et il nous en veut d’avoir à nous trahir...". Lorsque s’affrontent les deux plus grands hommes d’État du XXe siècle, il faut bien s’attendre à des gerbes d’étincelles.

In this magisterial book, Roy Jenkins' unparalleled command of the political history of Britain and his own high-level government experience combine in a narrative account of Churchill's astounding career that is unmatched in its shrewd insights, its unforgettable anecdotes, the clarity of its overarching themes, and the author's nuanced appreciation of his extraordinary subject.

'This riotous and engaging biography has it all' GUARDIAN 'As much fun to read as a good political thriller' WALL STREET JOURNAL The book that inspired the major documentary Edward vs George: The Windsors at War At the outbreak of war, the British monarchy was in turmoil. Edward VIII had...