Mr Churchill A Portrait Philip Guedalla 9781515105671 Books
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Churchill was perhaps the greatest British leader of the last hundred years.
But how did the man become the Prime Minister who led his country through WWII.
‘Mr Churchill’ is a brilliant portrait of a brilliant man, telling the life-story of the Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill, O.M., C.H., from his early years up to his becoming Prime Minister in 1940.
The red-headed, obstreperous youngster (whose parents were the Victorian statesman Lord Randolph Churchill and a talented American beauty) did not shine as a Harrow schoolboy, and twice failed to pass into Sandhurst.
He saw active service in Cuba; as a cavalry subaltern, he distinguished himself on the North-west Frontier of India and galloped in a wild charge against fanatical Dervishes in the Sudan; then, as war correspondent in South Africa, he made a thrilling escape from his Boer captors.
Entering Parliament, he rapidly came to the fore, changed his party allegiance, was a Cabinet Minister at 33, and before he was 50 had occupied nearly every high Ministerial post.
As First Lord of the Admiralty, he ensured that the Fleet was ready at the outbreak of war in 1914; but the Dardanelles failure and the formation of a Coalition Government resulted in his fall from high office, and he joined the Army in France.
He returned to the Government later and was in turn Minister of Munitions, Secretary of State for War, Air and the Colonies, and Chancellor of the Exchequer.
For ten years from 1929 he was in the political wilderness, and in the 1930s vainly warned the country of the Nazi menace.
At last, in 1939, he again took over the Admiralty; and then, dramatically, in the gravest crisis Britain had ever faced, he was at last called to assume the nation’s leadership.
It is an inspiring story; and this book directs attention not only to his greatness as a strategist and administrator, but also to his eminence as a historian and writer.
‘Polished, witty, lucid, excellently proportioned.’ – The Times
‘A brilliant piece of work.’ – Spectator
‘Lively, dashing, entertaining.’ – Daily Telegraph
Philip Guedalla, born in 1889, died in 1944. At Oxford he was President of the Union Society; later he was called to the Bar and contested several Parliamentary elections as a Liberal. Having become interested in British relations with South America, he founded the Ibero-American Institute and was responsible for the Latin-American Division of the British Council. During the war he lectured in both North and South America, and broadcast frequently to South America. Among other distinguished books by him are The Second Empire, Palmerston, The Duke and The Hundred Years.
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Mr Churchill A Portrait Philip Guedalla 9781515105671 Books
When it comes to books on Churchill, readers have plenty of choices, but Guedalla's <i>Mr. Churchill: A Portrait</i> is unique in that the author was a contemporary of Churchill. Focusing on Churchill's political career with a brief foray into his upbringing, Guedalla ends his portrait when Churchill becomes Prime Minister. Hence, World War II is not the focus, as most Churchill biographies are. Rather, Guedalla intimately explores the current events and party struggles that defined Winston's time; and the rogue leadership that defined Winston. Many events that were headlines news in their day were dwarfed by the onset of world war and have since remained largely unspoken of. Published in 1941, the shadow had not yet fully eclipsed the memory of earlier events, and Guedalla follows Churchill step by thundering step through them. Armchair historians should find plenty in these pages that they have not encountered in other Churchill research.Guerrilla's romantic but succinct writing is an equal match to the many Churchill quotes included in the text.
A few of my favorite quotes:
In regards to the multi-volume histories popular in his day "History in 1899 was a full-dress affair. Historians were all expected to be solemn...it was a spacious ago" (p.50).
"A happy marriage underlies most of the great careers in English politics. Lyric poets may thrive upon unhappiness, but public men do not. For the vicissitudes of politics demands a hostess, a steady helper, and a home where politics may be forgotten or contrived in peace" (p. 83).
"Mr. Baldwin's sedative had been gratefully absorbed by large numbers of his fellow-countrymen, whom Mr. Churchill's stimulant failed to attract" (p. 174).
"Where Mr. Chamberlain could only wring his hands, Mr. Churchill shook his fist" (p. 181).
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Mr Churchill A Portrait Philip Guedalla 9781515105671 Books Reviews
It was my grandfather's. I had to do a book report for my ninth grade English class. I think the book was published about 1940. I'm not sure.
When it comes to books on Churchill, readers have plenty of choices, but Guedalla's <i>Mr. Churchill A Portrait</i> is unique in that the author was a contemporary of Churchill. Focusing on Churchill's political career with a brief foray into his upbringing, Guedalla ends his portrait when Churchill becomes Prime Minister. Hence, World War II is not the focus, as most Churchill biographies are. Rather, Guedalla intimately explores the current events and party struggles that defined Winston's time; and the rogue leadership that defined Winston. Many events that were headlines news in their day were dwarfed by the onset of world war and have since remained largely unspoken of. Published in 1941, the shadow had not yet fully eclipsed the memory of earlier events, and Guedalla follows Churchill step by thundering step through them. Armchair historians should find plenty in these pages that they have not encountered in other Churchill research.
Guerrilla's romantic but succinct writing is an equal match to the many Churchill quotes included in the text.
A few of my favorite quotes
In regards to the multi-volume histories popular in his day "History in 1899 was a full-dress affair. Historians were all expected to be solemn...it was a spacious ago" (p.50).
"A happy marriage underlies most of the great careers in English politics. Lyric poets may thrive upon unhappiness, but public men do not. For the vicissitudes of politics demands a hostess, a steady helper, and a home where politics may be forgotten or contrived in peace" (p. 83).
"Mr. Baldwin's sedative had been gratefully absorbed by large numbers of his fellow-countrymen, whom Mr. Churchill's stimulant failed to attract" (p. 174).
"Where Mr. Chamberlain could only wring his hands, Mr. Churchill shook his fist" (p. 181).
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