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Veteran British novelist Dobbs (Winston's War), who served as an adviser under Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major, here follows Winston Churchill through the chaotic Dunkirk days and deeper into WWII, smartly relying on auxiliary plotlines to add detail to the larger-than-life Churchill saga. Among the secondaries, the German émigré historian Ruth Mueller is a Hitler biographer and detractor who plays Churchill's moral compass and confidante. Ironically, Ruth draws the personal parallels between Churchill and his nemesis Hitler. The CBS radio broadcasts of the blunt William L. Shirer, who assesses both men, air from wartime Berlin. Further off, Donald Chichester, a young British orderly in France, lives down his father's stinging rebuke over his unwillingness to fight with arms, while closer in, U.S. Ambassador Joseph Kennedy emerges as an opportunistic, backstabbing cad who self-destructs by the novel's end. To Dobbs' credit, Churchill's character flaws, particularly his drinking and fits of depression, are portrayed alongside his heroics, climaxed by his rousing "never surrender" speech subsequent to the Dunkirk evacuation. Dobbs' infuses dramatic tension, inventive plots, and heady pacing in the narration of a British icon's noblest hours.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Review
From the reviews for Winston's War 'A vividly realised record of the events surrounding the great Briton's remarkable rise. An intriguing tale of espionage and treason ... a work to enthral. This novel never ceases to be compelling.' Stephanie Cross, Daily Mail 'Churchill is a brooding presence ... as riveting as Francis Urquhart. Dobbs' novel is astonishingly historically accurate. He certainly knows where all the skeletons are hidden and where every body is buried. He manages to give a vivid impression of the seamier side of politics in the year that immediately preceded the outbreak of war ... compelling.' Anthony Howard, The Times
Like other Dobbs novels, this one is so true to historical fact that it could almost be taken as a work of reference. Mind games and spin doctoring between Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler at the time of Dunkirk underpin a ripping yarn that shows how Britain, despite standing alone after the fall of France and the Low Countries, emerged victorious in the psychological war. Churchill had learned a lot from his father about stiff upper lips and a refusal to show weakness, even in face of despair, and he put those qualities to use against his enemies not only in Germany but also in his own Cabinet. The characters are so well-rounded that you feel you know them personally, and the political intrigue is so suspenseful that it takes an effort of will to put the book down for a moment. This is Dobbs at his masterful best as he gets into the minds of two of the 20th century's strongest-willed personalities. (Kirkus UK)
Like other Dobbs novels, this one is so true to historical fact that it could almost be taken as a work of reference. Mind games and spin doctoring between Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler at the time of Dunkirk underpin a ripping yarn that shows how Britain, despite standing alone after the fall of France and the Low Countries, emerged victorious in the psychological war. Churchill had learned a lot from his father about stiff upper lips and a refusal to show weakness, even in face of despair, and he put those qualities to use against his enemies not only in Germany but also in his own Cabinet. The characters are so well-rounded that you feel you know them personally, and the political intrigue is so suspenseful that it takes an effort of will to put the book down for a moment. This is Dobbs at his masterful best as he gets into the minds of two of the 20th century's strongest-willed personalities. (Kirkus UK)
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