As riveting as the man it portrays,
Warlord
is a masterful, unsparing portrait of Winston Churchill, one of history’s most fascinating and influential leaders.
“Epic. . . . A briliantly exciting narrative. . . . D’Este has given us, finally, the lion not only in winter, but at war: impetuous, brazen, misguided, but indefatigable, indomitable, and magnanimous: the greatest and most energetic generalissimo of the 20th century.” —
Boston Globe
Carlo D’Este’s definitive chronicle of Churchill’s crucial role in the major military campaigns of the 20th century,
uses extensive, untapped archival materials to provide “a very human look at Churchill’s lifelong fascination with soldiering, war, and command.” (
Washington Post
)