They tended not to like it, of course, because generals don’t want to be told by politicians what to do. How did his generals react to his military advice to them? Doing such things was absolutely instinctive to Churchill, because he had been on the front line himself. As a result, he ensured that the men on the front line were taken care of, that there should be fresh bread, a postal service that worked so they could be in touch with their loved ones, things like that. He’d been thinking about it, he’d been writing about it, he’d been immersed in it and fascinated by it for 40 years. That was specifically true when it came to military history. The day he became prime minister he said, “All my past life has been but a preparation for this hour and for this trial.” He went to Sandhurst and fought in five campaigns on four continents, and his experience in the trenches in the First World War were very important as well. How did Churchill’s early military experiences affect his performance as wartime prime minister? He was able to boost Britain’s morale in a way that was quite exceptional’ ‘Churchill the military historian was able to talk about the times Britain had been in the same kind of danger yet had wound up being victorious. Forty-one sets of papers also have been deposited at Churchill College, Cambridge, since the last major biography of Churchill. I was very fortunate to have this exciting new source. Churchill trusted him with all of the great secrets of the war, and the king wrote everything down. King George VI met Churchill every Tuesday of the Second World War. Queen Elizabeth allowed me to be the first Churchill biographer to use her father’s extensive and detailed diaries. Of the many biographies of Churchill, what makes Walking With Destiny unique? In his interview with Military History the author elucidates why the world still needs-and has much to learn from-Churchill. Roberts charts Churchill’s many trials and tribulations as he emerged from “the wilderness” to become Britain’s symbol of courage and defiance in World War II.
But Roberts’ work, based on extensive new material from King George VI’s diary and wartime meeting notes, brings to light a more multifaceted character than ever before.
More books have been written on the celebrated British prime minister than any other 20th-century figure, with the exception of his nemesis Adolf Hitler. In Churchill: Walking With Destiny -rated by The New York Times as the best one-volume biography of Winston Churchill yet written-British author and historian Andrew Roberts explores seemingly well-trod territory. Andrew Roberts: Walking With Churchill CloseĪndrew Roberts had unprecedented access to the diaries of King George VI, who during World War II met every Tuesday with Winston Churchill.
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