Churchill: A Life, Part 2 (1918-1965)
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Churchill: A Life, Part 2 (1918-1965)
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Narrated by:
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Christian Rodska
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By:
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Martin Gilbert
About this listen
Churchill: A Life follows Winston Churchill from his earliest days to his moments of triumph. Here, the drama and excitement of his story are ever-present. Martin Gilbert gives us a vivid portrait, using Churchill's most personal letters and the recollections of his contemporaries, both friends and enemies, to go behind the scenes of some of the stormiest and most fascinating political events of our time.
Part 2 takes us from the end of the First World War to Churchill’s death in 1965. Christian Rodska reads the second part of Martin Gilbert’s epic, definitive biography of Winston Churchill.
©1991 Martin Gilbert (P)2014 Audible, Inc.What listeners say about Churchill: A Life, Part 2 (1918-1965)
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- 99Albert
- 11-11-2020
Typical Martin Gilbert
These are excellent biographies and an enjoyable distillation of the great man's life. However, I have a note of caution. The entire text seems to have been adapted from Churchill's autobiographies. Gilbert, thanks to his close working relationship with Winston's son Randolph, was the greatest expert on the life of Churchill. While his biographies of Churchill seem to be accurate and interesting throughout, they lack a sense of analysis and critical insight. Anybody who has read a Martin Gilbert history will have no complaint with the interesting way he presents facts and events, but at the same time there is a corresponding sense of having been cheated out of any deeper examination of those facts and their wider implications. Too much is from Churchill's own perspective and not enough from those around him. The nitty-gritty of his relationships and later historical perspectives are missing. Of course the opposite could be said of dialectic historians who distort and reinterpret history into a tool for the propagation of their own political doctrines or ego. Gilbert could never be accused of distorting history to further his own doctrines or ego. In other words, these companion biographies are a pleasant stroll through Churchill's life rather than a tour de force. Therefore, I would not dissuade anyone from enjoying them. Just regard them as primary rather than tertiary material.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Kindle Customer
- 02-09-2020
very good
reader is brilliant. book is well researched and keeps moving. a must for any history buff.
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