Churchill: Visionary, Statesman, Historian

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John Lukacs John Lukacs has spent a lifetime considering the complex personality and statesmanship of Wins ton Churchill. In previous books Lukacs told the story of Churchill's titanic struggle with Adolf Hitler in the early clays of Wo rid War II. Now, in Churchill: Visionary. Statesman. Historian., he turns his attention to Churchill the man and visionary statesman. Each chapter of this book provides an essential portrait of Churchill at the height of his powers. In addition to vividly depicting his relationships with Stalin, Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and other world leaders, Lukacs reflects on Churchill's ability to foresee the coming of World War II and the Cold War; he weighs Churchill's stature as a historian looking backward at the conflicts of which he was so much a part; and he examines the often contradictory ways Churchill has been perceived by critics and admirers alike. The last chapter is a powerful and deeply moving evocation of the three days Lukacs spent in London... Tovább

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John Lukacs John Lukacs has spent a lifetime considering the complex personality and statesmanship of Wins ton Churchill. In previous books Lukacs told the story of Churchill's titanic struggle with Adolf Hitler in the early clays of Wo rid War II. Now, in Churchill: Visionary. Statesman. Historian., he turns his attention to Churchill the man and visionary statesman. Each chapter of this book provides an essential portrait of Churchill at the height of his powers. In addition to vividly depicting his relationships with Stalin, Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and other world leaders, Lukacs reflects on Churchill's ability to foresee the coming of World War II and the Cold War; he weighs Churchill's stature as a historian looking backward at the conflicts of which he was so much a part; and he examines the often contradictory ways Churchill has been perceived by critics and admirers alike. The last chapter is a powerful and deeply moving evocation of the three days Lukacs spent in London attending Churchill's funeral in 1965, and it offers a final assessment of Churchill's place
in history through the prism of the varied individuals who came to honor him after his death. In Churchill: Visionary. Statesman. HistorianLukaes sets forth the essence of this towering figure with consummate mastery. John Lukacs was professor of history at Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, until his retirement and has been visiting professor at many universities. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Five Days in London, May 1940; At the End of an Age; A Thread ofYears; The Duel: The Eighty-Day Struggle Between Churchill and Hitler; and The Last European War, all published by Yale University Press. He is the recipient of numerous academic honors and awards. p : tfmM* n ¦ ' ¦ v , / 1 ¦¦¦ : W' ¦ " | " I ¦ i í ^ f^-t : « 1 i 5 a' a i. 11 ! ' \ \ > •' ' ; ' ¦ mmmk mm Vissza