John Rupert Colville Bücher

1976. First Edition. 287 pages. Signed by the author. Pictorial dust jacket over grey cloth. Signed with dedication from the author on front free endpaper. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Book has strong forward lean. Boards are slightly bowed. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Spine noticeably sunned.

Based on his own recollections and unpublished diaries, here is a vivid description of Winston Churchill's inner circle written by his Private Secretary. The book describes those with whom Churchill both worked and relaxed -- not only the great men such as Roosevelt and de Gaulle but also his own family, his colleagues, and the lesser known figures who worked for him behind the scenes. In describing his relations with these associates, Colville provides an assessment of Churchill's great qualities and defects as well as glimpses of him as a statesman, a strategist, and a human being. 222 pages.