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Churchill

By: Roy Jenkins
Narrated by: John Sessions
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Summary

From the admiralty to the miner's strike, from the Battle of Britain to the Nobel Prize, Churchill oversaw some of the most important events the world has ever seen. Roy Jenkins faithfully presents these events, while also managing to convey the contradictions and quirks in Churchill's character.

In-depth analysis and brilliant historical research make this a magnificent one-volume biography of an extraordinary life. Churchill is packed with insights that only a fellow politician could convey.
©2003 Roy Jenkins (P)2003 Macmillan Digital Audio
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Critic reviews

"There is no doubt that he has surpassed himself. This is the biography of the year." (The Observer)

"This is a first-class, well-sustained work of history and a masterpiece of biography." (Sunday Telegraph)

"Lord Jenkins of Hillhead is an outstanding biographer...it has the narrative power, sweep and sparkle of the author in his prime." (The Times)

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A brisk yet vivid portrait of the life of the great man is colourfully narrated by John Sessions, including surprisingly accurate impersonations of Lloyd-George, Attlee, Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill himself.

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Too condensed

This book has been too condensed and the performance is too intrusive and overacted. Do not buy this abridged version of Jenkins book but search for the unabridged version - also on Audible. 30 hours of brilliant writing about a fascinating man

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