The Finest Years: Churchill as Warlord (1940-45) by Sir Max Hastings

Sir Max Hastings is a British journalist and author, who often contributes articles to some publications.He has won many awards for his journalism and now he lives in Berkshire.

“The Finest Years: Churchill as Warlord” is a biographical book written by Sir Max Hastings, which spin on Churchill’s war leadership during the Second World War. It is a well-known fact that Winston Churchill was the greatest war leader that Britain ever had. In 1940, the nation moved behind him in a remarkable fashion.

Hastings has also pointed out that there was a deep divide between what Churchill expected from the British people and their army and what they were capable of delivering. In other words, the author has stated that inspite of all the rash impulses and wild judgments, Churchill was boasting up the war spirit too often in the minds of his countrymen.

In this book, the author has also mentioned about Churchill’s crucial victory when he became prime minister in May 1940 for the first time in order to keep Britain in the war as France collapsed under the German blitzkrieg and Churchill’s popularity was felt low by the nation in 1942 as some of his closest colleagues joined a protest to put an end to his role in directing the war machine. Moreover, the author has stated about the major events and disasters that occurred in Britain during the Second World War.

In short, The Finest Years: Churchill as Warlord is a book about Churchill’s greatest leadership qualities, which played a vital role during the Second World War.

Autobiography / Biography Books