Churchill's Shadow

A much needed revisionist biography of the man behind the myth and his complex legacy In A.J.P. Taylor`s words, Churchill was `the saviour of his country` when he became prime minister in 1940. Yet he was also a deeply flawed character. Giving due credit to Churchill`s achievements but making no secret of his failures, Geoffrey Wheatcroft takes a radically different approach to other biographies. Going far beyond a reappraisal of a life and a career, he reveals the complex shadow Churchill has cast over post-war British history and contemporary politics. Telling the story of Churchill`s extraordinary life and the equally fascinating one of his legacy, Churchill`s Shadow focuses on how we as a nation have been living in the grip of his self-written myth ever since his death.