Churchill: A Life: The Official Biography

‘A masterpiece of scholarship . . . Explores the strategic labyrinths of two world wars with an enviable clarity.’ Guardian

‘Gilbert is, above all, a marshaller of material on a gigantic scale . . . The nakedness of the narrative proclaims its honesty, its unpretentiousness and its erudition.’ The Times

‘One of the greatest histories of our time.’ Margaret Thatcher

‘Genuinely riveting . . . Genius, courage, generosity, humour and imagination shine through.’ Financial Times

‘A stupendous book. He has told the truth.’ A. J. P. Taylor

‘The greatest adventure story of the century.’ Sunday Telegraph