Winston Churchill, in addition to his careers as a military officer and politician, was a prolific writer under the variant of his full name "Winston S. Churchill". After being commissioned into the 4
Churchill at his desk in 1940
Churchill, age 21, as a cornet in the 4th Queen's Own Hussars in 1895
Randolph Churchill, Winston's son, who edited the published collections of his father's speeches; photographed by Cecil Beaton during the Second World War.
Cover of The River War, 1899, showing the original form of his pen name
The Second World War is a history of the period from the end of the First World War to July 1945, written by Winston Churchill. Churchill labelled the "moral of the work" as follows: "In War: Resoluti
Winston Churchill as a writer
…office at the 1945 election; he returned to writing and, with a research team headed by the historian William Deakin, produced a six-volume history, The Second World War (1948–1953). The books became best-sellers in both the UK and US. Churchill served as prime minister for a second time between October 1951 and April…
First edition in 6 volumes
Churchill during the Second World War
1960s paperback edition in 12 volumes shared some titles with the first edition but for different portions of the work.
Sir Winston Churchill