{"product_id":"his-finest-hour-a-brief-life-of-winston-churchill","title":"His Finest Hour: A Brief Life of Winston Churchill","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A gem. Brief, authoritative and fair in its judgements - an intensely readable introduction to this most complex and fascinating man' - Graham Farmelo, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Strangest Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new and dynamic reappraisal of Winston Churchill, and his finest hour in 1940-1.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho was Winston Churchill? Even fifity years after his death he is one of the most iconic figures in British history: as a young man he was a maverick journalist, his many positions in politics before 1940 marked him out as a courageous but foolhardy man. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet it is Churchill's record in war, which has recently been questioned, that confirms his genius as a military commander and national leader ­- someone who understood the dangers of Nazi Germany before 1939; someone uniquely capable to lead the empire through the turmoil of the Second World War. Catherwood argues that it was Churchill's stand in 1940-41 that saved Britain and only he was able to bring together the allies that eventually defeated Hitler in 1945.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatherwood has produced a challenging yet accessible reassessment of the life and career of Winston Churchill, lion of British history and flawed hero.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54226870600024,"sku":"9781849010849","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/his-finest-hour-a-brief-life-of-winston-churchill","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}