I have Churchill's History of the English Speaking Peoples. He wrote very well, and it's easy to read. And I am conservative, so I enjoy his point of view, it's unabashedly patriotic.
I used to adore Churchill, and then I saw a bio on either the History Channel or PBS, which went into detail on some of his gaffes which are usually glossed over - like Gallipoli, and the fact that he did not want to disband the English after World War I, he wanted to send them to Russia to fight on the White side, which was very noble for him but not so noble for the poor soldiers. And the English loyalty to gold I think contributed mightily to the world-wide depression after WWI, and of course Churchill was behind that.
So I don't adore him anymore, I just love him. Primarily for World War II, and his anti-Communism. He was a very smart man, he did know just what was what with the Communists, but no one would listen to him. |
