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Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) lived an epic life of heroism, statesmanship, scholarship and artistic accomplishment. He was the Prime Minister (taking office on May 10th 1940 as the dark skies of Europe were clogged by the odious Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany) of Great Britain. Churchill's father was the cold and aloof Randolph Churchill who served in Parliament and the fetching beauty Jenny Jerome Churchill his social butterfly American mother. She had affairs with many men including the Prince of Wales and wed three times. Winston was scorned by his parents and considered by them to be a failure. He graduated from Sandhurst and served with distinction in India and South Africa where his daring escape from the Boers made him a household name. In a long career in Parliament he served in many posts such as Home Secretary, Secretary for the Colonies and Lord of the Admirality. He was blamed for the Gallipoli disaster of World War I and served for six months as an officer in the trenches of France. Only with the coming of Fascism did Churchill emerge from the political wilderness to lead his land to victory, By blood, toil sweat and tears the Allies at last defeated the Axis. Churchill drafted the English language and put words to war as his brilliant oratory will live forever in the minds and hearts of freedom loving people. Postwar he served as Prime Minister and wrote his war memoirs. Churchill was a genius! He was a personally kind man who loved his adoring wife Clementine, his five children, pets, painting and a vast array of eccentric friends from all walks of life. He was pro-Israel and had compassion for the poor and helpless in society. He is my ultimate hero along with Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt his wartime counterpart and friend who was POTUS. Andrew Roberts has written the best one volume biography of Sir Winston. While I admire the yeoman work of Martin Gilbert and Roy Jenkins in their fine biographies of Churchill this new biography is my favorite one! On its many pages Roberts has illuminated a great life in all its complexities and challenges. Churchill's wit and good humor, his refusal to surrender and his indomitable love of the British Empire are a wonder to behold. The author was able to obtain the permission of the Royal Family to see George VI's diary entries on his many meetings with Churchill. This magisterial biography is now the new sine qua non for Churchill scholars and general readers. The breath of the scholarship combined with Roberts' prose style have set a new standard for excellence in Churchill scholarship. The best biograpy of Churchill is well worth your money and your time. Kudos to Andrew Roberts and thanks to Sir Winston Churchill a beacon of liberty and love in a world of cruelty and hate. Excellent!