Andrew Roberts

Churchill as villain – but is this a character assassination too far?

Revisionist biographies of the great wartime leader are nothing new, but this one really takes the biscuit

Churchill outside 10 Downing Street in June 1943. Credit: Alamy 
issue 14 August 2021
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    Geoffrey Wheatcroft

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