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by Michael Dobbs (Author)
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  • Paperback: 704 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; New edition edition (6 May 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0006498000
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006498001
  • Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.2 x 4.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 89,040 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Michael Dobbs' latest novel is a vividly realised record of the events surrounding the great Briton's remarkable rise. An intriguing tale of espionage and treason ... a work to enthral. This novel never ceases to be compelling.' Stephanie Cross, Daily Mail 'Churchill is a brooding presence ... as riveting as Francis Urquhart. Dobbs' novel is astonishingly historically accurate. He certainly knows where all the skeletons are hidden and where every body is buried. He manages to give a vivid impression of the seamier side of politics in the year that immediately preceded the outbreak of war ... compelling.' Anthony Howard, The Times 'Dobbs has done a brilliant job in evoking the drama and despair of Britain hovering on the edge of the abyss.' Sunday Express 'Michael Dobbs weaves a fascinating tale of conspiracy, blackmail and treachery ... This page-turning, meaty, densely textured wartime thriller unblinkingly dissects the wealthy oligarchy that nearly ruined Britain and throws a very new light on Burgess and his place in history.' Myles McWeeney, Irish Independent

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From a bestselling novelist with an unrivalled insight into the workings of power comes a compelling new novel exploring Winston Churchill's remarkable journey from the wilderness to No 10 Downing Street at the beginning of World War II. Saturday 1 October 1938. Two men meet. One is elderly, the other in his twenties. One will become the most revered man of his time, and the other known as the greatest of traitors. Winston Churchill met Guy Burgess at a moment when the world was about to explode. Now in is astonishing new novel, Michael Dobbs throws brilliant fresh light upon Churchill's relationship with the Soviet spy and the twenty months of conspiracy, chance and outright treachery that were to propel Churchill from outcast to messiah and change the course of history.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Becoming part of the action, 28 Nov 2002
This review is from: Winston's War (Hardcover)
As Churchill's growling tones lift off the page, you are immediately engaged with this remarkable book. Dobb's skill with dialogue is supreme. He inhabits this book with some pretty rum people. You recoil as you get a string whiff of the stale tobacco and whisky that seem to permeate the KGB agent, Guy Burgess - yet you can only marvel at his Machiavellian mind. Joseph Kennedy's evil is palpable. It reads like a fly-on-the-wall documentary, as Dobbs gives colour, flesh and vitality to long dead monochrome players. Like the Trumpers' barber, you eavesdrop on history. Would all such historical books be so true to life. I commend it to other readers.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars What a pleasant surprise, 5 Jul 2004
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I approached this book with some trepidition but was pleasantly surprised. The characters stand out as very real, it's as if Mr Dodds was a bystander on all the important conversations and goings on leading to the outbreak of WW2.
I would recommend to anyone who has a passing interest in the subject matter
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5.0 out of 5 stars Winston's War a Dobbs masterclass., 28 Nov 2002
This review is from: Winston's War (Hardcover)
Weaving fiction and fact in a riveting fashion Winston's War offers entertaining and piercing insights into not only the Greatest Briton but political life in Britain as the country plunged towards war. A must read book in every sense.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Damn Good Read
The reviews for this book are mixed. I can only say, read my other reviews to know whether I am easily pleased or not! Read more
Published 12 months ago by White Rose

2.0 out of 5 stars Winston's War - or was it?
I thought I was going to enjoy this but found it disappointing. Although I like history and political novels, I felt this fell between two stools - it was neither proper history,... Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2006 by Toby Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars A gripping Book of the Legacy of Winston
This book is one that you just cant put down. It is compelling and a fantastic review of the historics of world war II.
Published on 21 Nov 2005

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but not great
Unfortunately I read this novel in parallel with "Eminent Churchillians" by Andrew Roberts, and I was left with the strong suspicion at times that Roberts' chapter on the Tory... Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2004 by Dajx

4.0 out of 5 stars An absorbing tale of political infighting
Based on historical fact, WINSTON'S WAR is a solid and absorbing fictional rendition of the leadership struggle between Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill... Read more
Published on 19 May 2004 by Joseph Haschka

5.0 out of 5 stars Unashamedly a novel
Winston's War is a fairly accurate dramatisation of the 20 month period between the Munich Deal and Churchill's ascent to No. 10 Downing Street. Read more
Published on 17 April 2004 by A. Drummond

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book that I read in 2003
My wife (who has encouraged me to read more in the last few years than I have ever done before, bless her), picked up an unread copy of this in a local charity shop. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2004 by Mr. P. Watkinson

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointing
Winston's War - covering the Chamberlain vs Churchill saga in the run up to the Second World War - is quite possible the most disappointing book I have read for a long time... Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Winstons War
I bought this book on the run thinking it was a history of WW II from the Churchillian viewpoint. I was therefore somewhat surprised when I finally got round to reading it to... Read more
Published on 23 Dec 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Bringing history to life
The House of Cards man excels himself yet again. Winston's War gives a fascinating fly on the wall insight into the behind the scenes intrigue taking place in the corridors of... Read more
Published on 9 Sep 2003

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