WrittenbymasterhistorianandauthorizedChurchillbiographerMartinGilbert,thismasterfulsingle-volumeworkweavestogetherthedetailedresearchfromtheauthor'seight-volumebiographyoftheelderstatesman,andfeaturesnewinformationunavailableatthetimeoftheoriginalwork'spublication.SpanningChurchill'syouth,educationandearlymilitarycareer,hisjournalisticwork,andthearcofhispoliticalleadership,Churchill:ALifedetailsthegreatman'sindeliblecontributiontoBritain'sforeignpolicyandinternalsocialreform.OfferingeyewitnessaccountsandinterviewswithChurchill'scontemporaries,includingfriends,familymembers,andcareeradversaries,thisbookprovidesarevealingpictureofthepersonallife,character,ambitions,anddrivesofoneoftheworld'smostinfluentialandremarkableleaders.