Churchill was an extraordinary figure. There has never been anyone quite like him, and inevitably legends have accumulated. How can he be treated both realistically and fairly after so much has been written about his controversial career by himself and others? This is a fresh look at Churchill and his role in twentieth-century history.Each of the authors in this book is an authority on at least one aspect of Churchill's life. The result is a fascinating interplay of ideas about his policies and motives. Some of it is critical and unflattering. Even the greatest of statesmen can make mistakes and misjudgements, and Churchill was at the centre of the political scene for more that half a century. Yet he emerges with both his integrity and his greatness intact. His achievement seems as remarkable as ever. The picture thatis drawn by this lively and readable study is of an astonishing personality with some flaws but also with immense strengths. The book provides a fuller understanding of how Churchill came to be, in A.J.P. Taylor's words, `the saviour of his nation'.

DAVID CANNADINE: Churchill and the Pitfalls of Family Piety; GORDON A. CRAIG: Churchill and Germany; DOUGLAS JOHNSON: Churchill and France; PAUL ADDISON: Churchill and Social Reform; PETER CLARKE: Churchill's Economic Ideas 1900-1930; JOHN GRIGG: Churchill and Lloyd George; HENRY PELLING: Churchill and the Labour Movement; MICHAEL HOWARD: Churchill and the First World War; NORMAN ROSE: Churchill and Zionism; RONALD HYAM: Churchill and the British Empire; PHILIPZIEGLER: Churchill and the Monarchy; DONALD CAMERON WATT: Churchill and Appeasement; D. J. WENDEN: Churchill, Radio, and Cinema; DAVID REYNOLDS: Churchill in 1940: The Worst and Finest Hour; ROBERT BLAKE: How Churchill Became Prime Minister; ROBERT O'NEILL: Churchill, Japan, and British Security and thePacific 1904-1942; WARREN F. KIMBALL: Wheel within a Wheel: Churchill, Roosevelt, and the Special Relationship; ROBIN EDMONDS: Churchill and Stalin; JOHN KEEGAN: Churchill's Strategy; MICHAEL CARVER: Churchill and the Defence Chiefs; RICHARD OLLARD: Churchill and the Navy; STEPHEN E. AMBROSE: Churchill and Eisenhower in the Second World War; HARRY HINSLEY: Churchill and the Use of Special Intelligence; R. V. JONES: Churchill and Science; MAX BELOFF: Churchill and Europe; SARVEPALLI GOPAL:Churchill and India; WM. ROGER LOUIS: Churchill and Egypt 1946-1956; ROY JENKINS: Churchill and the Government of 1951-1955; ROBERT RHODES JAMES: Churchill the Parliamentarian, Orator, and Statesman