There never was a Churchill from John of Marlborough down who had either morals or principles', so said Gladstone. From the First Duke of Marlborough - soldier of genius, restless empire-builder and cuckolder of Charles II - onwards, the Churchills have been politicians, gamblers and profligates, heroes and womanisers. The Churchills is a richly layered portrait of an extraordinary set of men and women - grandly ambitious, regularly impecunious, impulsive, arrogant and brave. And towering above the Churchill clan is the figure of Winston - his failures and his triumphs shown in a new and revealing context - ultimately our 'greatest Briton'.
| ISBN | 0349119783 | | Pages | 640 | | ISBN13 | 9780349119786
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 490 | | Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Abacus | | Previous ISBN | 9781408702475 | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 197 | | Publication date | 05 Apr 2012 | | Width (mm) | 126 | | DEWEY | 941.0099 | | Spine width (mm) | 42 | | DEWEY edition | DC23 | | Academic level | General |
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Meticulously detailed . . . eminently readable. --Walter Olson
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