'This history will endure; not only because Sir Winston has written it,
but also because of its own inherent virtues - its narrative power, its
fine judgment of war and politics, of soldiers and statesmen, and even
more because it reflects a tradition of what Englishmen in the hey-day
of their empire thought and felt about their country's past.' The Daily
Telegraph
Spanning Caesar's invasion of Britain to the birth of the twentieth
century, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples stands as one of
Winston S. Churchill's most magnificent literary works. Begun during
Churchill's 'wilderness years' when he was out of government, first
published in 1956 after his leadership through the darkest days of World
War II had cemented his place in history, and completed when Churchill
was in his 80s, it remains to this day a compelling and vivid history.
This one-volume abridged edition of Churchill's major work makes
accessible to readers the full sweep of his magisterial chronicle of the
history of Britain. It combines Churchill's intriguing, closely observed
biographical profiles of a succession of leaders - including Alfred the
Great, Henry Plantagenet, Henry V, Richard III, Charles I, William Pitt
and Queen Victoria - with the key events and developments that were to
shape the course of history. Restored to this edition is the abridged
version of the American history from the individual volumes, covering
the War of American Independence and the American Civil War, each
introduced by the editor.
