As one of the most admired political leaders of the twentieth century, Winston Churchill holds iconic status in popular memory. But in this incisive new biograp

An in-depth look at the man, the politician, and the strategist who led his country through its darkest hours during World War II with a review of his earlier c

The first complete account of a unique military operation - and of why it ended in failure.

Brought together first as enemies in the Anglo-Boer War, and later as allies in the First World War, the remarkable, and often touching, friendship between Wins

On the eve of World War II, the British army was more an international police force than a combat ready fighting force. This book examines its transformation in