Heroes of History Author:Winston S. Churchill Churchill's place in history rests on his accomplishments during WW II. Without his courage, eloquence and leadership, England might have negotiated a peace that would have left Europe under Hitler's domain. But Churchill was more than a man of action, he was also a writer of rare distinction. He earned his living by his pen, or as he put it,... more » he lived from mouth to hand. HEROES OF HISTORY is a collection of short biographical sketches taken from Churchill's four-volume work THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLES. The author believed people shaped events, indeed his own life proved it, so his interpretations of William the Conqueror, Joan of Arc, George Washington, Queen Victoria and others are strong and sure. An experience indeed!« less