![]() Most importantly, Churchill learned from both his own mistakes and those of others. The recurring theme of the book, as Roberts writes in the introduction, is “the extraordinary degree to which in 1940 Churchill’s past life had indeed been but a preparation for his leadership in the Second World War.” He assumed the premiership having, among other experiences, fought in five wars, spent four decades in parliament, held every senior cabinet post save the Foreign Office, developed a historical perspective from his writings of biography and history, and been hardened by political and personal defeats and setbacks. To this reviewer’s mind it supplants Roy Jenkins’ Churchill as the definitive biography of its subject. It has been rightly judged the best one-volume comprehensive biography of Winston Churchill. Andrew Roberts’ Churchill: Walking with Destiny entirely deserves the acclaim it has received since its recent publication. ![]()
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