{"product_id":"winstons-bandits-churchill-and-his-maverick-friends","title":"Winston's Bandits","description":"\u003cp\u003eThough\ntoday he is hailed as one of Britain's greatest leaders, throughout his career,\nWinston Churchill was an outsider, accumulating a reputation for bad judgement\nand untrustworthiness. Only risk-takers and fellow outsiders would back him -\nbut these strong and often feuding personalities proved to be vital to his\ndecision-making in war and peace alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinston's\nBandits \u003c\/i\u003eprovides, for\nthe first time, a detailed account of his greatest friendships. These friends\nwere Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, a press baron who craved power but only on\nhis own terms; Frederick Lindemann, later Lord Cherwell, an ascetic and\nquarrelsome scientist who believed in Churchill's intellectual genius; Brendan\nBracken, an Irishman from a humble background who reinvented himself as a major\nforce in financial publishing and gave Churchill unconditional support; the\nyoung Bob Boothby, who would earn notoriety for adventurous sexual conduct and\ndubious financial dealings; Randolph Churchill, who was often a disappointment\nand burden to his father; and Duncan Sandys, who reaped the full benefits of\nbeing Churchill's son-in-law in his political career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTogether,\nthey were Winston's bandits. This remarkable book explores how Churchill's\nrelationships with these forceful and intriguing sparring partners provide the\nkey to understanding his greatest triumphs and disasters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Biteback Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49761361920344,"sku":"9781785907890","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781785907890.jpg?v=1777275053","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/winstons-bandits-churchill-and-his-maverick-friends","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}