Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

by Martin Gilbert

Overview

In 1928, Winston Churchill was at the height of his career. Chancellor of the Exchequer and a powerful and popular orator, leadership of the Conservative Party seemed within his grasp. A year later, however, all had changed. The Conservatives were defeated, and when a National Government was formed in 1931, Churchill was not asked to join it. Though he was a lone figure from this point, his acute political sense, foresight, and courage were undiminished. Fed with secret inside information by a group of brave men, Churchill consistently warned of the Nazi danger, even before the rise of Hitler. The government fought him at every turn, even refusing him the right to broadcast. But he never gave up. It was as a direct result of his brave perseverance that the British public came to realize the truth of his warnings—a bond formed that would be so vital in the years to come.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780395318690
Publisher:	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date:	11/28/1982
Pages:	279
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 1.50(h) x 9.50(d)

About the Author

Sir Martin Gilbert is Winston Churchill's official biographer and a leading historian of the modern world. He is the author of over 70 books, including Churchill: A Life and his acclaimed two-volume work on the First and Second World Wars. He is an honorary fellow of Merton College, Oxford, and a distinguished fellow of Hillsdale College, Michigan.