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Renowned Churchill historian Sir Martin Gilbert examines Winston Churchills War Leadership.Continue to Pester, Nag and Bite is the complete text of the 2004 Barbara Frum Historical Lecture, given at the University of Toronto. This annual lecture on a subject of contemporary interest in historical perspective was established in memory of Barbara Frum and will be broadcast on CBC Radio Ones Ideas. The problem is not winning the war, but persuading people to let you win it. Winston ChurchillContinue To Pester, Nag And Bite is a brilliant, in-depth look at Winston Churchills leadership during the Second World War, written by the worlds top authority on Churchill. By looking behind the public figure and wartime propaganda images, Gilbert reveals a very human, sensitive and often tormented man, who nevertheless found the strength to lead his nation forward from the darkest and most dangerous of times, towards the defeat of a tenacious enemy. Todays readers will be fascinated to compare Churchills tactics and attitudes with those of modern-day leaders.By looking behind the public figure and wartime propaganda images, Gilbert reveals a very human, sensitive, and often tormented man, who nevertheless found the strength to lead his nation forward from the darkest and most dangerous of times, towards the defeat of a tenacious enemy.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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