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Marlborough

by Winston S. Churchill · 1933

Politics & Society · ranked #24 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

"Marlborough: His Life and Times is an exhaustive, four-volume panegyric biography, in which Churchill defends his ancestor against claims of war-mongering and charlatanism made by Thomas Macaulay, a

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The verdict

Category
Politics & Society
First published
1933 · 1930s
Author
Winston S. Churchill
Standing
Recommended

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