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Anonymous
Posted June 21, 2008
Balanced Presentation
This is a long but well-written volume on two of the most significant figures in the 20th century. It is a balanced narrative that analyzes both Gandhi and Churchill in an even-handed way. If you know something of British history and Churchill's life, yet have inevitable gaps in your knowledge (as I do), this book does very well at tying together a very complex fifty years in the history of India and India as part of the British Empire. Herman makes a good case that both Gandhi and Churchill had ultimate goals that clashed and, ironically, that both had to confront failure: Churchill in having to witness the beginning of the end of the British empire--Gandhi in seeing the birth of an independent India that did not transcend its religious and ethnic divisions.
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SKEPTICALIDEALIST
Posted September 28, 2009
FASCINATING BOOK ABOUT 2 EXTRAORDINARY LEADERS WITH PASSIONS THAT COLLIDE TIME AFTER TIME...
WOW...SOMEONE SAID"SHOW MWE A HERO AND I WILL SHOW YOU A TRAGEDY"..THIS BOOK HAS 2 STRONG AND PASSIONATE HEROES WHO GIVE THEIR LIVES TO ENHANCE THEIR DREAMS OF A BETTER WORLD FOR THEIR COUNTRYMEN..THE AUTHOR VIVIDLY SHARES THE HUMAN SIDE OF CHURCHILL AND GANDI..THEIR SUCCESSES AND FAILURES ARE PUT IN A PERSPECTIVE THAT GAVE ME A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF TODAYS POLITICAL WORLD..SOMEHOW I DONT FEEL ENCOURAGED W MY POLITICIANS AFTER READING THIS BOOK..MANY OF THE LEADERS WE HAVE MODELED INTO "HEROES"FROM EARLIER DAYS WERE SIMPLY MEN AND WOMEN WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES FOR A BIGGER MEANING OF LIFE..CERTAINLY I LEARNED MORE ABOUT INDIA AND ENGLAND AS WELL...GREAT BOOK..
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Anonymous
Posted June 13, 2008
An all-encompassing history
This book is definitely not for the casual reader but great for history buffs. In this book you get a lot of information including an bio of Gandhi, a bio of Churchill, and tons of information about India's battle for independence, WW2, the formation of Pakistan, and the problems between the Muslims and the Hindus. I learned a lot.
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pgp
Posted January 19, 2012
An unsentimental account
This is a readable history of the lives of Gandhi and Churchill in relation to their efforts on opposite sides of the question of independence for India. It's no hagiography of either one, as it amply documents their many mistakes and missed opportunities to create a better outcome than the chaotic, deadly one that actually occurred. Though it is sympathetic to both men on a human level, you'll come away thinking less of both, I suspect. i found it well worth my time, and it has triggered an ongoing interest in modern India.
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