“…During recent wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere, US presidents and British prime ministers have tried to claim they were following in the footsteps of Winston Churchill by standing up to dictators. In The Second World War Chris Bambery tests this position in a thorough account of the war and tries to understand why it still dominates TV history channels and school history books. …”

“…Winston Churchill was closely connected with India from 1896, when he landed in Bombay with his regiment, until 1947, when independence was finally achieved. …”

“…¿Qué tienen en común Steve Jobs y sir Winston Churchill? ¿No aplican las empresas hoy en día tácticas propias de la Blitzkrieg, guerra relámpago, para conquistarnos? …”

“…En 1940 Winston Churchill tiene una idea que cambiará el curso de la guerra: crear una nueva sección de los servicios secretos, el Special Operations Executive (SOE), para llevar a cabo acciones de sabotaje desde el interior de las líneas enemigas. …”

“…Winston Churchill said of democracy that it was 'the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.' …”

“…Siempre de la mano de este tan impresentable como simpático Baloo de entre siglos, conoceremos a muchos personajes pintorescos: Gloria, la cuñada alcohólica con veleidades literarias; el patriarca Miralles, "difícil síntesis entre Winston Churchill y Jesús Gil"; el iracundo John, profesor de ontología de Dublín y coautor de una "Teoría de la Realidad Inventada" a medio postular; o la inefable Fina, heroína "naif" de busto meritorio, cuyas aspiraciones románticas sobrevienen a cualquier desaire. …”

“…Mosley entonces era el líder del partido nazi británico, por lo que Winston Churchill –tío de Diana- los envió a ambos tres años a la cárcel, una experiencia, según ella, 'bastante incómoda'.-- Ediciones del viento…”

“…Esta es, sin duda, la mejr biografía de Winston Churchill que se haya publicado. Andrew Roberts, considerado uno de los mejores historiadores británicos, ha podido utilizar para su trabajo una gran cantidad de documentos que ningún biógrafo había podido consultar con anterioridad, incluídos los diarios privados del rey Jorge VI, quien se reunía regularmente con Churchill durante la guerra. …”

“…Presentación del editor: "Acclaimed after the Second World War as England's greatest historian, Sir Lewis Namier was an eastern European immigrant who came to idealise the English gentleman and enjoyed close friendship with leading figures of his day, including Winston Churchill. Today, Namier is associated with the belief that the thoughts and actions of elites matter most, and with a view of politics in which those who enter public life do so only in pursuit of personal and material advantage. …”

“…We enter the 10 Downing Street of Stanley Baldwin and Chamberlain, and the backrooms of Parliament where an unusual coalition of MPs including the indomitable Winston Churchill were among the few to realise that the only real choice was between 'war now or war later.' …”

“…Many mysteries and myths continue to shroud the life and career of Winston Churchill. Through their unique access to the private papers of the Churchill family, the Lees cut through the rumors and get to the truth about the life of the former prime minister…”

“…In July of 1945, Harry Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin gathered in a quiet suburb of Berlin to negotiate a lasting peace: a peace that would finally put an end to the conflagration that had started in 1914, a peace under which Europe could be rebuilt. …”

“…"Winston Churchill dijo una vez que los Balcanes producen más historia de la son capaces de digerir. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…La corresponsalía Charles Yriarte / Pilar García Pinacho, María Solano Altaba -- Janaurius Macgahan, un corresponsal de guerra norteamericano en la tercera guerra carlista / Carlos García-Polavieja -- Winston Churchill y Cuba. Las crónicas de la guerra / Ma. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Reviews -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Background -- 1 The Challenges of the 21st Century -- Introduction -- Environmental Challenges -- Social Challenges -- Economic Challenges -- Security Challenges -- Inadequacy of Existing Mechanisms -- Efforts in the United Nations and in International Law -- The G7 and G20 -- Increasing International Cooperation -- A Need for Concrete Proposals -- The Urgency of Action -- Protecting National Autonomy -- Opposition to Deep Reforms and an Evolving International Landscape What is Ahead -- 2 A History of Global Governance -- Early Visions -- The League of Nations -- A Federal Union of Democratic States -- Winston Churchill's Proposal to France to Create an Anglo-French Union -- Early Thinking on the United Nations -- A Compromised United Nations -- A Broader Vision for the United Nations -- The Draft of a World Constitution and the Dublin Conference -- 3 European Integration: Building Supranational Institutions -- Mutual Recognition -- Border Controls -- A Historical Perspective -- Economic versus ''Political'' Union -- Implications for the Future Part II Reforming the Central Institutions of the United Nations -- 4 The General Assembly: Reforms to Strengthen Its Effectiveness -- Key Achievements and Weaknesses -- Moving to a System of Weighted Voting -- A Modified Schwartzberg Proposal -- An Updated Clark and Sohn Proposal -- Selection of Members -- 5 A World Parliamentary Assembly: A Catalyst for Change -- Setting up a World Parliamentary Assembly -- A Modified Heinrich/Schwartzberg WPA -- Distribution of WPA Membership -- 6 Advisory Mechanisms to Support Global Policymaking -- A Chamber of Civil Society Addressing Global Catastrophic Risks -- Enhancing UN Legislative Capacity to Consolidate Global Solidarity and Community -- 7 UN Executive Council: Beyond an Outdated Paradigm -- The Security Council at Present -- Past Proposals for Security Council Reform -- Successor Organ: UN Executive Council -- 8 Completing the Collective Security Mechanism of the Charter: Establishing an International Peace Force -- Early Attempts -- The UN Charter and the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes -- Development of the Concept of a Standing Force -- Peace Enforcement: Further Considerations The International Evolution of War and Violence: A Story of Diminishing Returns -- The Establishment of an International Peace Force -- Challenges in Implementation -- 9 Toward Systemic Disarmament: Resetting Global Priorities -- Introduction -- Background -- The UN Charter Provisions on Disarmament/Arms Control -- Recent Developments in Arms Control -- The Challenge -- Abolition of War -- Self-Defense -- Past Multilateral Disarmament Measures and Proposals -- Disarmament in Today's World: Toward Systemic Arms Control and Disarmament -- Proposals to Enable Modern Comprehensive Disarmament…”

“…Con el apoyo de Logue, su famiilia, su gobierno y Winston Churchill (Timothy Spall), el rey supera su afección y pronuncia un discurso radiofónico que inspirará a su pueblo y lo unirá en la batalla. …”

“…Con el apoyo de Logue, su famiilia, su gobierno y Winston Churchill (Timothy Spall), el rey supera su afección y pronuncia un discurso radiofónico que inspirará a su pueblo y lo unirá en la batalla. …”

“…Este libro es el primer estudio sobre las relaciones entre España, Gran Bretaña y los Estados Unidos en el periodo 1942-1945, que se basa no solo en una evaluación exhaustiva de la correspondencia diplomática y política accesible, sino que también tiene en cuenta documentación personal de los principales actores políticos y diplomáticos implicados, entre los que destacan: Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Samuel Hoare, Carlton Hayes, Anthony Eden, Alexander Cadogan, Cordell Hull y Harry Hopkins. …”

“…Para el eminente historiador británico Paul Johnson, Winston Churchill sigue siendo un enigma que es preciso desentrañar. …”