by Roy Jenkins · Pan Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780330488051
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«Churchill: A Biography» is the biography of Winston Churchill written by Roy Jenkins, published by Pan Books in paperback (1020 pages, in English).
The biography follows Winston Churchill from the Admiralty to the miners' strike, with milestones such as the Battle of Britain and the Nobel Prize. Jenkins combines historical analysis and personal portrait, and addresses the contradictions and quirks of the character from the perspective of another politician.
This 2002 edition was recognised as Biography of the Year at the British Book Awards 2003.
For those interested in twentieth-century British history and biographies of political leaders, with special attention to the Second World War.
Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead was a British statesman and writer who served as President of the European Commission from 1977 to 1981. At various times a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Labour Party and the Social Democratic Party (SDP), and a peer for the Liberal Democrats, he was Chancellor of the Exchequer and Home Secretary under the Wilson and Callaghan governments.
