In Command of History: Churchill Fighting and Writing the Second World War
- ISBN-10
- 0141019646
- ISBN-13
- 9780141019642
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 645
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-06-30
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Author
- David Reynolds
Description
Drawing on Churchill's manuscripts and correspondence, David Reynolds paints an even more admirable portrait of the man
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