Winston Churchill: From Failures to Finest Hour
Churchill is a totemic figure who is often cited as one of the greatest Brits of all time. However, his career had as much to do with failure as it did success. Geoffrey Wheatcroft joins Dan for a radical reappraisal of Churchill's life & work.
Dan Snow's History Hit · History Hit
September 5, 202130m 34s
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Show Notes
Churchill is one of the great figures of history and this totemic figure is often cited as one of the greatest British figures of all time. However, whilst his achievement during the dark days of the Second World War is unquestionable, much of the rest of his career had much more to do with failure than success. Geoffrey Wheatcroft, journalist and author of <em>Churchill's Shadow: An Astonishing Life and a Dangerous Legacy</em>, joins Dan for this episode of the podcast. They discuss Geoffrey's radical reappraisal of Churchill's life and work and the myth that continues to shape our view of one of the most complex figures of the 20th Century.
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