Man of the Century

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Original and revelatory portrait of Churchill post-Second World War which examines the development of his fame and his posthumous reputation. This is not 'yet another book' on Churchill, but a fresh, original biographical study of Churchill's post-war fame and reputation, what he was thought to stand for and how that reputation was constructed. It contains new and revelatory material on how his personality, attitudes, and vision of himself have affected our own political perception of ourselves as a nation, and argues that Churchill's romantic, imperial notion of Britain has contributed directly to many of the political debates of recent years – particularly our attitudes in Europe. An important biographical study of the man who found himself described as the prized possession of the whole world, and of the whole Churchill phenomenon. This aspect of Churchill has never been dealt with in any depth and draws on extensive research amongst archives in Britain and the USA – much of which have either not been drawn on before or have only just been released.