Interview Walking With Churchill

Andrew Roberts

In Churchill: Walking With Destiny —rated by The New York Times as the best one-volume biography of Winston Churchill yet written—British author and historian Andrew Roberts explores seemingly well-trod territory. More books have been written on the celebrated British prime minister than any other 20th-century figure, with the exception of his nemesis Adolf Hitler. But Roberts’ work, based on extensive new material from King George VI’s diary and wartime meeting notes, brings to light a more multifaceted character than ever before. Roberts charts Churchill’s many trials and tribulations as he emerged from “the wilderness” to become Britain’s symbol of courage and defiance in World War II. In his interview with Military History the author elucidates why the world still needs—and has much to learn from—Churchill.

Of the many biographies of Churchill, what makes Walking With Destiny unique?

The new sources I found. Queen Elizabeth allowed me to be the first