Synopses & Reviews
Winston Churchill was the most eloquent and expressive statesman of his time. It was as an orator that Churchill became most completely alive, and it was through his oratory that his words made their greatest and most enduring impact. While the definitive collection of Churchill's speeches fills eight volumes, here for the first time, his grandson, Winston S. Churchill, has put together a personal selection of his favorite speeches in a single, indispensable volume. He has chosen from his grandfather's entire output and thoughtfully introduces each selection. The book covers the whole of Churchill's life, from the very first speech he made to those of his last days. It includes some of Churchill's best-known speeches as well as some that have never before been published in popular form.
Today, Sir Winston Churchill is revered as an indomitable figure and his wisdom is called upon again and again. Reading these speeches, from the perspective of a new century, we can once again see Sir Winston Churchill's genius and be moved and inspired by his words.
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"Any admirer of Churchill's will want to add this volume to their library." Publishers Weekly
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"Winston Churchill's grandson has masterfully selected and edited not only the speeches that electrified and inspired the Free World but his earlier, less well known ones as well." Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
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"Winston Churchill was the heroic orator of the twentieth century, and the drumbeats of history sound through this volume of his majestic speeches, filled with passion and with wit, and well selected and annotated by his grandson." Professor Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.
About the Author
The grandson of the former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, Winston S. Churchill is an author whose books include the best-selling Six Days of War; journalist; former war correspondent; and was a member of the British Parliament from 1970-1997.