Publisher's Synopsis
An accessible survey of the wartime career of one of the world's most remarkable statesmen. Written by the world's leading authority on Churchill, Sir Martin Gilbert. Winston Churchill was named the greatest Briton of all time in a recent BBC poll Contains 200 images, many rarely seen, from the Imperial War Museum's unparalleled archives. The Imperial War Museum is one of the world's biggest museums specializing in twentieth-century military conflict. The main museum in London has over half a million visitors a year. This collection of images, some previously unpublished, evokes the essence of Churchill the great wartime leader with exceptional clarity.