What was Churchill’s childhood like? How did it influence his later leadership?.Why write yet another bio of Winston Churchill?.

We end our conversation discussing whether some of the current criticisms of Churchill, such as the allegation that he masterminded genocide in India, really hold weight. We also discuss why Churchill was one of the few leaders to foresee the threat that Hitler posed. Andrew then explains how Churchill also became one of the 20th century’s great historians and how his appreciation of history and sentimental outlook colored his worldview and shaped his leadership.

Andrew then discusses Churchill’s military career, why Winston was so eager to see action on the frontlines, and how he parlayed those experiences into becoming the world’s highest paid journalist by his mid-twenties. We then shift to the life of Churchill, beginning with a childhood in which young Winston often felt neglected. His name is Andrew Roberts, he’s a journalist and historian, and we begin our conversation discussing why he thought another Churchill biography was needed. My guest today seeks to answer that question in his biography, Churchill: Walking with Destiny. Writing a book to prove a person walks with destiny seems far-fetched, but given the life of Churchill in the hands of Roberts, it seems the fates truly aligned behind this one man at this particular moment in history.When we seek an example of great leadership, one man who often comes to mind is Winston Churchill - the iconic, visionary prime minister, who guided his country through war and stood firmly for his beliefs and impervious to his critics. But how did Winston become the legendary British Bulldog? Roberts' 'Churchill' is masterful and majestic. Roberts also mines new insights from more recently released archives, journals, etc. Roberts does not ignore Churchill's shortcomings nor does he apologize for them but he does explain them in the light of the era. Roberts reveals Churchill as a man of his time and a man who believed in the British Empire. The prime minister who not only defied Hitler but fought him, while anxiously waiting for the United States to enter the war, for Germany to betray Russia, etc. 'The Trial' is the second part, focusing on Churchill meeting that destiny. And, as Roberts charts it, his life prepared him for that struggle. As a teen, Churchill predicted he would in his later years have to save Britain from an all-encompassing doom. 'The Preparation' isn't just biography, it is the story of how Churchill's experiences prepared him for the role of not only a lifetime but the life of a nation and the world as prime minister. 'The Preparation' follows Churchill from his ancestry, childhood, his youth, adulthood, careers, etc., throughout the paths of his days and years until he is a man in his mid-60s, once shunned, who becomes prime minister as Hitler is devouring Europe. Roberts packs his numerous chapters into two massive sections.

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