Churchill

Winston Churchill var en af 1900-tallets allerstørste skikkelser. Iført nålestribet jakke, knappet vest og håndbundet butterfly første han uforfærdet sit land i krig mod Hitler og al hans hæslige vanvid. Han var statsmand og showman, levemand og drukmås, kriger og kunstner – et renæssancemenneske med mod, overskud og vid, som også havde sine mørke øjeblikke. Winston Spencer Churchill (1874-1965) blev født i overdådighed på Blenheim Palace. Hans enestående liv omfattede en militær karriere, der varede 25 år, en politisk karriere, der varede 60 år, og en forfattervirksomhed, der strakte sig endnu længere. Jan Hedegaard fortæller historien om drengen, der blev formet af det brutale, britiske kostskolesystem. Om soldaten med personlige erfaringer fra fem krige allerede inden Anden Verdenskrigs udbrud. Om forfatteren og billedkunstneren med romantiske, victorianske idealer. Om politikeren, der kendte alle kroge af det politiske spil, og som overførte sin veloplagte ukuelighed til den engelske befolkning med taler, der skulle gå over i historien.Jan Hedegaard (f. 1956) er journalist og forfatter med 35 års erfaring fra dagbladsbranchen, Jyllands-Posten og Berlingske. Han har i årevis haft en privat interesse for Winston Churchill og har tidligere udgivet "Churchill-citater – Ordrigt, åndrigt og nedrigt" (2015) samt "En lille bog om Churchill – Kriger, kunstner, statsmand" (2017).

Winston Churchills mageløse liv genfortælles af Jan Hedegaard i denne rigt illustrerede bog i stort format med mere end 150 fotos, malerier, krigsplakater og meget mere fra hele Churchills liv. Det er historien om drengen, der blev formet af det brutale, britiske kostskolesystem. Om soldaten med personlige erfaringer fra fem krige allerede inden Anden Verdenskrigs udbrud. Om forfatteren og billedkunstneren med romantiske, victorianske idealer. Om politikeren, der kendte alle kroge af det politiske spil og som overførte sin veloplagte ukuelighed til den engelske befolkning med taler, der skulle gå over i historien. Winston Spencer Churchill (1874-1965) blev født i overdådighed på Blenheim Palace. Hans enestående liv omfattede en militær karriere, der varede 25 år, en politisk karriere, der varede 60 år, og en forfattervirksomhed, der strakte sig endnu længere. I maj 1940 satte Churchill sig i den britiske premierministerstol, hvorfra han uforfærdet førte an i krigen mod Hitler og hans hæslige vanvid. Han forenede Storbritannien til kamp, og formåede at alliere sig med både USA og Sovjet – den alliance, der sikrede frihedens sejr over nazismen i hele Vesteuropa.

Winston Churchills mageløse liv genfortælles af Jan Hedegaard i denne rigt illustrerede bog i stort format med mere end 150 fotos, malerier, krigsplakater og meget mere fra hele Churchills liv. Det er historien om drengen, der blev formet af det brutale, britiske kostskolesystem. Om soldaten med personlige erfaringer fra fem krige allerede inden Anden Verdenskrigs udbrud. Om forfatteren og billedkunstneren med romantiske, victorianske idealer. Om politikeren, der kendte alle kroge af det politiske spil og som overførte sin veloplagte ukuelighed til den engelske befolkning med taler, der skulle gå over i historien. Winston Spencer Churchill (1874-1965) blev født i overdådighed på Blenheim Palace. Hans enestående liv omfattede en militær karriere, der varede 25 år, en politisk karriere, der varede 60 år, og en forfattervirksomhed, der strakte sig endnu længere. I maj 1940 satte Churchill sig i den britiske premierministerstol, hvorfra han uforfærdet førte an i krigen mod Hitler og hans hæslige vanvid. Han forenede Storbritannien til kamp, og formåede at alliere sig med både USA og Sovjet – den alliance, der sikrede frihedens sejr over nazismen i hele Vesteuropa.

Winston Churchill attracted far more criticism alive than he has since his death. He was, according to Evelyn Waugh, 'always in the wrong, surrounded by crooks, a terrible father, a radio personality'. Whatever one's view of 'the greatest Briton', and despite the best efforts of an army of writers who have penned portraits of him, Winston Churchill remains splendidly unreduced. In this new biography Ashley Jackson describes the contours of Winston Churchill's remarkable life and political career, and gives a sense of the man behind the dark eyes and bulldog features. From Cabinet outcast to the greatest war leader ever, this is the eternally fascinating story of Winston Churchill's appointment with destiny.

Winston Churchill attracted far more criticism alive than he has since his death. He was, according to Evelyn Waugh, 'always in the wrong, surrounded by crooks, a terrible father, a radio personality'. Whatever one's view of 'the greatest Briton', and despite the best efforts of an army of writers who have penned portraits of him, Winston Churchill remains splendidly unreduced. In this new biography Ashley Jackson describes the contours of Winston Churchill's remarkable life and political career, and gives a sense of the man behind the dark eyes and bulldog features. From Cabinet outcast to the greatest war leader ever, this is the eternally fascinating story of Winston Churchill's appointment with destiny.

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, ECONOMIST, DAILY TELEGRAPH, EVENING STANDARD, OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Undoubtedly the best single-volume life of Churchill ever written' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times A magnificently fresh and unexpected biography of Churchill, by one of Britain's most acclaimed historians Winston Churchill towers over every other figure in twentieth-century British history. By the time of his death at the age of 90 in 1965, many thought him to be the greatest man in the world. There have been over a thousand previous biographies of Churchill. Andrew Roberts now draws on over forty new sources, including the private diaries of King George VI, used in no previous Churchill biography to depict him more intimately and persuasively than any of its predecessors. The book in no way conceals Churchill's faults and it allows the reader to appreciate his virtues and character in full: his titanic capacity for work (and drink), his ability see the big picture, his willingness to take risks and insistence on being where the action was, his good humour even in the most desperate circumstances, the breadth and strength of his friendships and his extraordinary propensity to burst into tears at unexpected moments. Above all, it shows us the wellsprings of his personality - his lifelong desire to please his father (even long after his father's death) but aristocratic disdain for the opinions of almost everyone else, his love of the British Empire, his sense of history and its connection to the present. During the Second World War, Churchill summoned a particular scientist to see him several times for technical advice. 'It was the same whenever we met', wrote the young man, 'I had a feeling of being recharged by a source of living power.' Harry Hopkins, President Roosevelt's emissary, wrote 'Wherever he was, there was a battlefront.' Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke, Churchill's essential partner in strategy and most severe critic in private, wrote in his diary, 'I thank God I was given such an opportunity of working alongside such a man, and of having my eyes opened to the fact that occasionally such supermen exist on this earth.'

Winston Churchills mageløse liv genfortælles af Jan Hedegaard i denne rigt illustrerede bog i stort format med mere end 150 fotos, malerier, krigsplakater og meget mere fra hele Churchills liv. Det er historien om drengen, der blev formet af det brutale, britiske kostskolesystem. Om soldaten med personlige erfaringer fra fem krige allerede inden Anden Verdenskrigs udbrud. Om forfatteren og billedkunstneren med romantiske, victorianske idealer. Om politikeren, der kendte alle kroge af det politiske spil og som overførte sin veloplagte ukuelighed til den engelske befolkning med taler, der skulle gå over i historien. Winston Spencer Churchill (1874-1965) blev født i overdådighed på Blenheim Palace. Hans enestående liv omfattede en militær karriere, der varede 25 år, en politisk karriere, der varede 60 år, og en forfattervirksomhed, der strakte sig endnu længere. I maj 1940 satte Churchill sig i den britiske premierministerstol, hvorfra han uforfærdet førte an i krigen mod Hitler og hans hæslige vanvid. Han forenede Storbritannien til kamp, og formåede at alliere sig med både USA og Sovjet – den alliance, der sikrede frihedens sejr over nazismen i hele Vesteuropa.

Winston Churchills mageløse liv genfortælles af Jan Hedegaard i denne rigt illustrerede bog i stort format med mere end 150 fotos, malerier, krigsplakater og meget mere fra hele Churchills liv. Det er historien om drengen, der blev formet af det brutale, britiske kostskolesystem. Om soldaten med personlige erfaringer fra fem krige allerede inden Anden Verdenskrigs udbrud. Om forfatteren og billedkunstneren med romantiske, victorianske idealer. Om politikeren, der kendte alle kroge af det politiske spil og som overførte sin veloplagte ukuelighed til den engelske befolkning med taler, der skulle gå over i historien. Winston Spencer Churchill (1874-1965) blev født i overdådighed på Blenheim Palace. Hans enestående liv omfattede en militær karriere, der varede 25 år, en politisk karriere, der varede 60 år, og en forfattervirksomhed, der strakte sig endnu længere. I maj 1940 satte Churchill sig i den britiske premierministerstol, hvorfra han uforfærdet førte an i krigen mod Hitler og hans hæslige vanvid. Han forenede Storbritannien til kamp, og formåede at alliere sig med både USA og Sovjet – den alliance, der sikrede frihedens sejr over nazismen i hele Vesteuropa.

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, ECONOMIST, DAILY TELEGRAPH, EVENING STANDARD, OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Undoubtedly the best single-volume life of Churchill ever written' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times A magnificently fresh and unexpected biography of Churchill, by one of Britain's most acclaimed historians Winston Churchill towers over every other figure in twentieth-century British history. By the time of his death at the age of 90 in 1965, many thought him to be the greatest man in the world. There have been over a thousand previous biographies of Churchill. Andrew Roberts now draws on over forty new sources, including the private diaries of King George VI, used in no previous Churchill biography to depict him more intimately and persuasively than any of its predecessors. The book in no way conceals Churchill's faults and it allows the reader to appreciate his virtues and character in full: his titanic capacity for work (and drink), his ability see the big picture, his willingness to take risks and insistence on being where the action was, his good humour even in the most desperate circumstances, the breadth and strength of his friendships and his extraordinary propensity to burst into tears at unexpected moments. Above all, it shows us the wellsprings of his personality - his lifelong desire to please his father (even long after his father's death) but aristocratic disdain for the opinions of almost everyone else, his love of the British Empire, his sense of history and its connection to the present. During the Second World War, Churchill summoned a particular scientist to see him several times for technical advice. 'It was the same whenever we met', wrote the young man, 'I had a feeling of being recharged by a source of living power.' Harry Hopkins, President Roosevelt's emissary, wrote 'Wherever he was, there was a battlefront.' Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke, Churchill's essential partner in strategy and most severe critic in private, wrote in his diary, 'I thank God I was given such an opportunity of working alongside such a man, and of having my eyes opened to the fact that occasionally such supermen exist on this earth.'

From the admiralty to the miner's strike, from the Battle of Britain to eventual victory over Nazi Germany, Churchill oversaw some of the most important events the world has ever seen. Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature for his personal writing and cautioning against a powerful Soviet Russia in his later years in office, his larger-than-life and complex personality has continued to fascinate writers and historians. In this comprehensive biography, Roy Jenkins faithfully presents these events, while also managing to convey the contradictions and quirks in Churchill's character. Weaving together in-depth analysis and brilliant historical research, Jenkins has succeeded in crafting this magnificent one-volume account packed with insights that only a fellow politician can convey. Bringing to life the statesman, writer, speaker and leader, Churchill is packed with insights into one of the most important figures of the twentieth century.

From the admiralty to the miner's strike, from the Battle of Britain to eventual victory over Nazi Germany, Churchill oversaw some of the most important events the world has ever seen. Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature for his personal writing and cautioning against a powerful Soviet Russia in his later years in office, his larger-than-life and complex personality has continued to fascinate writers and historians. In this comprehensive biography, Roy Jenkins faithfully presents these events, while also managing to convey the contradictions and quirks in Churchill's character. Weaving together in-depth analysis and brilliant historical research, Jenkins has succeeded in crafting this magnificent one-volume account packed with insights that only a fellow politician can convey. Bringing to life the statesman, writer, speaker and leader, Churchill is packed with insights into one of the most important figures of the twentieth century.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of The Wall Street Journal 's Ten Best Books of 2018 One of The Economist 's Best Books of 2018 One of The New York Times ' s Notable Books of 2018 "Unarguably the best single-volume biography of Churchill . . . A brilliant feat of storytelling, monumental in scope, yet put together with tenderness for a man who had always believed that he would be Britain's savior." -- Wall Street Journal In this landmark biography of Winston Churchill based on extensive new material, the true genius of the man, statesman and leader can finally be fully seen and understood--by the bestselling, award-winning author of Napoleon and The Storm of War. When we seek an example of great leaders with unalloyed courage, the person who comes to mind is Winston Churchill: the iconic, visionary war leader immune from the consensus of the day, who stood firmly for his beliefs when everyone doubted him. But how did young Winston become Churchill? What gave him the strength to take on the superior force of Nazi Germany when bombs rained on London and so many others had caved? In Churchill, Andrew Roberts gives readers the full and definitive Winston Churchill, from birth to lasting legacy, as personally revealing as it is compulsively readable. Roberts gained exclusive access to extensive new material: transcripts of War Cabinet meetings, diaries, letters and unpublished memoirs from Churchill's contemporaries. The Royal Family permitted Roberts--in a first for a Churchill biographer--to read the detailed notes taken by King George VI in his diary after his weekly meetings with Churchill during World War II. This treasure trove of access allows Roberts to understand the man in revelatory new ways, and to identify the hidden forces fueling Churchill's legendary drive. We think of Churchill as a hero who saved civilization from the evils of Nazism and warned of the grave crimes of Soviet communism, but Roberts's masterwork reveals that he has as much to teach us about the challenges leaders face today--and the fundamental values of courage, tenacity, leadership and moral conviction.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of The Wall Street Journal 's Ten Best Books of 2018 One of The Economist 's Best Books of 2018 One of The New York Times ' s Notable Books of 2018 "Unarguably the best single-volume biography of Churchill . . . A brilliant feat of storytelling, monumental in scope, yet put together with tenderness for a man who had always believed that he would be Britain's savior." -- Wall Street Journal In this landmark biography of Winston Churchill based on extensive new material, the true genius of the man, statesman and leader can finally be fully seen and understood--by the bestselling, award-winning author of Napoleon and The Storm of War. When we seek an example of great leaders with unalloyed courage, the person who comes to mind is Winston Churchill: the iconic, visionary war leader immune from the consensus of the day, who stood firmly for his beliefs when everyone doubted him. But how did young Winston become Churchill? What gave him the strength to take on the superior force of Nazi Germany when bombs rained on London and so many others had caved? In Churchill, Andrew Roberts gives readers the full and definitive Winston Churchill, from birth to lasting legacy, as personally revealing as it is compulsively readable. Roberts gained exclusive access to extensive new material: transcripts of War Cabinet meetings, diaries, letters and unpublished memoirs from Churchill's contemporaries. The Royal Family permitted Roberts--in a first for a Churchill biographer--to read the detailed notes taken by King George VI in his diary after his weekly meetings with Churchill during World War II. This treasure trove of access allows Roberts to understand the man in revelatory new ways, and to identify the hidden forces fueling Churchill's legendary drive. We think of Churchill as a hero who saved civilization from the evils of Nazism and warned of the grave crimes of Soviet communism, but Roberts's masterwork reveals that he has as much to teach us about the challenges leaders face today--and the fundamental values of courage, tenacity, leadership and moral conviction.

Acclaimed historian Roy Jenkins presents a comprehensive biography of Winston Churchill, an icon of modern history, from his childhood to the critical World War II period and beyond--a New York Times bestseller. "This is a first class, well-sustained work of history and a masterpiece of biography... It will be a brave, not to say foolhardy, author who attempts to write another life of Churchill for at least a decade, perhaps longer."--Andrew Roberts, Sunday Telegraph Roy Jenkins combines unparalleled command of British political history and his own high-level government experience in a narrative account of Churchill's astounding career that is unmatched in its shrewd insights, its unforgettable anecdotes, the clarity of its overarching themes, and the author's nuanced appreciation of his extraordinary subject. Exceptional in its breadth of knowledge and distinguished in its stylish wit and penetrating intelligence, Churchill is one of the finest political biographies of our time.

Acclaimed historian Roy Jenkins presents a comprehensive biography of Winston Churchill, an icon of modern history, from his childhood to the critical World War II period and beyond--a New York Times bestseller. "This is a first class, well-sustained work of history and a masterpiece of biography... It will be a brave, not to say foolhardy, author who attempts to write another life of Churchill for at least a decade, perhaps longer."--Andrew Roberts, Sunday Telegraph Roy Jenkins combines unparalleled command of British political history and his own high-level government experience in a narrative account of Churchill's astounding career that is unmatched in its shrewd insights, its unforgettable anecdotes, the clarity of its overarching themes, and the author's nuanced appreciation of his extraordinary subject. Exceptional in its breadth of knowledge and distinguished in its stylish wit and penetrating intelligence, Churchill is one of the finest political biographies of our time.

Genudgivelse med nyt omslag.Den tidligere britiske indenrigsminister Roy Jenkins tegner et ualmindeligt omfattende og indsigtsfuldt portræt af et af den moderne politiske histories største ikoner, Winston Churchill. Fra barndommen til udfordringerne under Anden Verdenskrig og tiden herefter. Den ultimative biografi om Winston Churchill, statsmanden, politikeren, premierministeren.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of The Wall Street Journal 's Ten Best Books of 2018 One of The Economist 's Best Books of 2018 One of The New York Times ' s Notable Books of 2018 "Unarguably the best single-volume biography of Churchill . . . A brilliant feat of storytelling, monumental in scope, yet put together with tenderness for a man who had always believed that he would be Britain's savior." -- Wall Street Journal In this landmark biography of Winston Churchill based on extensive new material, the true genius of the man, statesman and leader can finally be fully seen and understood--by the bestselling, award-winning author of Napoleon and The Storm of War. When we seek an example of great leaders with unalloyed courage, the person who comes to mind is Winston Churchill: the iconic, visionary war leader immune from the consensus of the day, who stood firmly for his beliefs when everyone doubted him. But how did young Winston become Churchill? What gave him the strength to take on the superior force of Nazi Germany when bombs rained on London and so many others had caved? In Churchill, Andrew Roberts gives readers the full and definitive Winston Churchill, from birth to lasting legacy, as personally revealing as it is compulsively readable. Roberts gained exclusive access to extensive new material: transcripts of War Cabinet meetings, diaries, letters and unpublished memoirs from Churchill's contemporaries. The Royal Family permitted Roberts--in a first for a Churchill biographer--to read the detailed notes taken by King George VI in his diary after his weekly meetings with Churchill during World War II. This treasure trove of access allows Roberts to understand the man in revelatory new ways, and to identify the hidden forces fueling Churchill's legendary drive. We think of Churchill as a hero who saved civilization from the evils of Nazism and warned of the grave crimes of Soviet communism, but Roberts's masterwork reveals that he has as much to teach us about the challenges leaders face today--and the fundamental values of courage, tenacity, leadership and moral conviction.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of The Wall Street Journal 's Ten Best Books of 2018 One of The Economist 's Best Books of 2018 One of The New York Times ' s Notable Books of 2018 "Unarguably the best single-volume biography of Churchill . . . A brilliant feat of storytelling, monumental in scope, yet put together with tenderness for a man who had always believed that he would be Britain's savior." -- Wall Street Journal In this landmark biography of Winston Churchill based on extensive new material, the true genius of the man, statesman and leader can finally be fully seen and understood--by the bestselling, award-winning author of Napoleon and The Storm of War. When we seek an example of great leaders with unalloyed courage, the person who comes to mind is Winston Churchill: the iconic, visionary war leader immune from the consensus of the day, who stood firmly for his beliefs when everyone doubted him. But how did young Winston become Churchill? What gave him the strength to take on the superior force of Nazi Germany when bombs rained on London and so many others had caved? In Churchill, Andrew Roberts gives readers the full and definitive Winston Churchill, from birth to lasting legacy, as personally revealing as it is compulsively readable. Roberts gained exclusive access to extensive new material: transcripts of War Cabinet meetings, diaries, letters and unpublished memoirs from Churchill's contemporaries. The Royal Family permitted Roberts--in a first for a Churchill biographer--to read the detailed notes taken by King George VI in his diary after his weekly meetings with Churchill during World War II. This treasure trove of access allows Roberts to understand the man in revelatory new ways, and to identify the hidden forces fueling Churchill's legendary drive. We think of Churchill as a hero who saved civilization from the evils of Nazism and warned of the grave crimes of Soviet communism, but Roberts's masterwork reveals that he has as much to teach us about the challenges leaders face today--and the fundamental values of courage, tenacity, leadership and moral conviction.