How to Think Like Churchill
Looking at defining moments in Winston Churchill’s life and revealing his key principles,philosophies and decisions,this book will teach you how to think just like Churchill.

Remembered for his leadership during the Second World War, Churchill’s commitment to 'never surrender', along with his stirring speeches and radio broadcasts, helped inspire British resistance to the Nazi threat when Britain stood alone against an occupied Europe. But as well as a hugely successful politician, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a journalist, historian and a writer, winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953.

How to Think Like Churchill reveals the essential principles behind this fascinating leader, exploring the defining moments and enduring speeches that have made him one of the most esteemed figures of the twentieth century.
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How to Think Like Churchill
Looking at defining moments in Winston Churchill’s life and revealing his key principles,philosophies and decisions,this book will teach you how to think just like Churchill.

Remembered for his leadership during the Second World War, Churchill’s commitment to 'never surrender', along with his stirring speeches and radio broadcasts, helped inspire British resistance to the Nazi threat when Britain stood alone against an occupied Europe. But as well as a hugely successful politician, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a journalist, historian and a writer, winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953.

How to Think Like Churchill reveals the essential principles behind this fascinating leader, exploring the defining moments and enduring speeches that have made him one of the most esteemed figures of the twentieth century.
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How to Think Like Churchill

How to Think Like Churchill

by Daniel Smith
How to Think Like Churchill

How to Think Like Churchill

by Daniel Smith

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Overview

Looking at defining moments in Winston Churchill’s life and revealing his key principles,philosophies and decisions,this book will teach you how to think just like Churchill.

Remembered for his leadership during the Second World War, Churchill’s commitment to 'never surrender', along with his stirring speeches and radio broadcasts, helped inspire British resistance to the Nazi threat when Britain stood alone against an occupied Europe. But as well as a hugely successful politician, Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a journalist, historian and a writer, winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953.

How to Think Like Churchill reveals the essential principles behind this fascinating leader, exploring the defining moments and enduring speeches that have made him one of the most esteemed figures of the twentieth century.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781789295962
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Publication date: 04/16/2024
Series: How to Think Like ...
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.75(h) x (d)

About the Author

Daniel Smith is a non-fiction author and editor who has written across a range of subjects, including politics, economics and social history. He is the author of The Little Book of Big Ideas: 150 Concepts and Breakthroughs that Transformed History and the 'How to Think Like ...' series for Michael O'Mara Books, which has been published in 25 languages and sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. He is also a scriptwriter for the award-winning podcast series, Real Dictators and A Short History of . . . He lives in London with his wife and two children.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

Landmarks in a Remarkable Life xiii

Don't Let a Slow Start Hold You Back 1

Address Your Shortcomings 7

Read Like Churchill 12

Entertain Ambition 16

Indulge Your Spirit of Adventure 21

The Great Escape 26

Know How to Spin a Yarn 30

From Hack to Nobel Laureate 36

Find Your Perfect Partner-in-Crime 40

Clemmie 44

Refine Your Ideology 49

Churchill, Conservatism and Liberalism 57

Roll with the Punches 62

The Dardanelles Disaster 66

Be Pragmatic… 69

… But Don't Forget Your Guiding Principles 74

Churchill the Democrat 80

See Which Way the Wind is Blowing 85

Hope for the Best and Prepare for the Worst 94

Churchill and Hitler 98

Bounce Back with Grace 105

Moving into Number 10 109

Lead from the Front 113

It's the Way You Say It 118

Maintain a Sense of Humour 125

Churchill and the Black Dog 128

Connect with the Common People 131

Fight, Not Flight 136

Churchill's Dark Side 141

Churchill and the Empire 148

Make Time for Life's Finer Things 153

Be Magnanimous in Victory 159

Get the Churchill Look 164

Maintain a Life Outside of Politics 168

Churchill the Painter 172

Carve Out a Legacy: the Search for a Lasting Peace 176

Churchill and the Bomb 180

Think Global 184

Come to an Accommodation with God 191

The Greatest Briton 197

Selected Bibliography 202

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