“Churchill & Son”, by Josh Ireland ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Churchill & Son , by journalist and author Josh Ireland explores a little-examined aspect of the life of Winston Churchill: his relationship with his only son, Randolph. I am not widely read on the subject of Winston Churchill but I have always admired him, mostly for the job he did leading the British Empire in their lonely stand against Nazi Germany in the dark early days of the Second World War. Books such as Candice Millard’s excellent Hero of the Empire ; Destination: Casablanca , by Meredith Hindley ; and Eight Days at Yalta , by Diana Preston have shaped what I know of Winston Churchill, and aside from The Splendid and the Vile , by Erik Larson , which deals closely with the entire Churchill clan during World War II, in the books that I have read about the elder Churchill I have seen relatively sparing mention of his son, Randolph. Churchill & Son was therefore, revelatory in many ways. I had seen glimpses of Randolph Churchill’s ...