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Books
The Second World War by Winston Churchill (6 vols, 1948-54, and subsequently)
The Speeches of Winston Churchill edited by David Cannadine (Penguin, 1990)
Churchill edited by Robert Blake and William Roger Louis (1990)
1940 - Myth and Reality by Clive Ponting (1990)
Churchill on the Home Front by Paul Addison (1992)
Churchill. A Study in Greatness by Geoffrey Best (2001)
Churchill as Warlord by Ronald Lewin (1973)
Churchill's Generals edited by John Keegan (1991)
Churchill's Grand Alliance: the Anglo-American Special Relationship 1940-1957 by John Charmley (1995)
Five Days in London, May 1940 by John Lukacs (1999)
The People's War: Britain 1939-1945 by Angus Calder (1965)
Roosevelt and Churchill: Men of Secrets by David Stafford (1999)
Places to visit
Chartwell The home of Winston Churchill from 1924 until the end of his life. Many of the rooms remain exactly as he left them. Chartwell, Westerham, Kent TN16 1PS Tel: 01732 868381
Cabinet War Rooms The underground complex occupied by Churchill and his War Cabinet through much of World War Two. The museum is currently under expansion and more rooms will be open soon. Clive Steps, King Charles Street, London SW1A 2AQ Tel: 020 7930 6961
Blenheim Palace The home of the 11th Duke of Marlborough and the birthplace of Winston Churchill. Host to a Winston Churchill exhibition, the Marlborough Maze and extensive gardens. Blenheim, Woodstock, Oxfordshire Tel: 01993 811091
About the author
Dr Geoffrey Best is an academic, writer and historian. His books include Mid-Victorian Britain (1970), Humanity in Warfare (1980), The Permanent Revolution 1789-1989 (1988), War and Law since 1945 (1994) and Churchill: A Study in Greatness (2001).
Published: 2002-06-14
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