MAN OF THE CENTURY: Winston Churchill and His Legend Since 1945

New York,: Columbia Univ Press, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. 8vo,.. black cloth, xx,652 pages, illustrated, 16 full page b & w plates from photographs, index, as new, Features an account of Winston Churchill's impact on British, American, and European politics; and the legacy of his vision of a common destiny and heritage for English-speaking people around the world. This book captures the complexities of Churchill's story and political legacy as well as the spirit and power of the statesman. Size: 8 o.,CONTENTS: 1 'The Greatest Dying Englishman': Churchill's Death and Funeral 3 -- 2 'Had This War Not Come, Who Would Speak of Winston Churchill?' 37 -- 3 'The Greatest Living Englishman' 80 -- 4 'I Must Justify Myself before History': Fulton and the War Memoirs 154 -- 5 'The Maker of Modern Ireland'?: Churchill and the Celts 225 -- 6 'The Father of Europe'?: Churchill and the Europeans 267 -- 7 'An English-speaking Union in my own Person': Churchill the American 325 -- 8 'The Lynchpin of the English-Speaking Peoples': Churchill and Canada 372 -- 9 'The Brightest Gem in the British Crown': Churchill in New Zealand 414 -- 10 'Bad Stock': Churchill and Australia 436 -- 11 Robert Menzies, Worldwide Leader of the Churchill Appreciation Society 487 -- 12 The Man of the Century -- and of the Next? 527..