Reynolds, David

"Describes the first World War in terms of its lasting impact on politics, diplomacy, and economics as well as art and literature across the twentieth century"--OCLC.

A narrative history of the world since 1945, focusing on the themes of interconnection and separation that have marked the half-century since World War II.

Winston Churchill fought World War II twice, first as British Prime Minister during the war, and later as the war's premier historian with his six published volumes of memoirs. This book reveals Churchill the author, focusing on a neglected period of his life, the second wilderness years of 1945-51, when Churchill wrote himself into history and politicked himself back into prime-ministership.