“…This book is unique in that it integrates the histories of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, to provide a balanced view of British history.Building on the successful foundations laid by the first edition, the book has been updated to include:· COVID-19 and earlier diseases in history· LGBT History· A fresh appraisal of Winston Churchill· Brexit and the subsequent negotiations· 45 illustrations. …”

“…Lukacs begins with a concise rendering of a historical understanding of our world (essential reading for any historian), then follows with trenchant observations on his life in the United States, commentary on his native Hungary and the new meanings it took for him after 1989, and deeply personal portraits of his three wives, about whom he has not written before.He includes also a chapter on his formative memories of May and June 1940 and of Winston Churchill, a subject in some of Lukacs' later studies. …”

“…"In den letzten Monaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges entwarfen die Spitzen der britischen Luftwaffe mit Unterstützung Winston Churchills einen lange rätselhaft gebliebenen Operationsplan. …”

“…Hannah Arendt «El socialismo es la filosofía del fracaso, el credo de la ignorancia y la doctrina de la envidia». Winston Churchill, 1948 «Detesto el comunismo porque es la negación de la libertad y me es imposible concebir lo humano sin libertad». …”

“…Mais John a aussi de nombreux admirateurs, et d’abord son biographe et plus célèbre descendant, Winston Churchill. Sous sa plume, Marlborough apparaît comme le héros brave, serein et implacable qui fait de l’Angleterre la protectrice des libertés et l’arbitre des conflits sur le Continent. …”