Review: The New World (A History of the English Speaking Peoples #2)
User Review - Sally - GoodreadsDempsey and I finished this book today. It covers English history in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, from Henry VIII through Cromwell and ending with the Glorious Revolution of 1688. My main ... Read full review
Review: The Birth of Britain (A History of the English Speaking Peoples #1)
User Review - Tyler - GoodreadsI first got interested in English History after taking a class on it in my first year of college. I decided to read this as much for who its author was as for the subject, and I'm really glad I did ... Read full review
Review: A History of the English Speaking Peoples (A History of the English Speaking Peoples #1-4)
User Review - Ross - GoodreadsAnother example of Churchill's writing ability. Read full review
Review: The Birth of Britain (A History of the English Speaking Peoples #1)
User Review - David Hurst - GoodreadsAn excellent reminder of medieval history, for those of us who have not looked at this period since school. This details are out of date for the post roman and Anglo-Saxon period, although the broad ... Read full review
Review: The Birth of Britain (A History of the English Speaking Peoples #1)
User Review - Tim Gabets - GoodreadsI never thought that Winston Churchill is such a good writer - this is really awesome book, sometimes with amazing humour. Really nice. Read full review
Review: The Birth of Britain (A History of the English Speaking Peoples #1)
User Review - Ray Campbell - GoodreadsI was reluctant to begin this one for which I now feel foolish. In my mind, Churchill is so strongly associated with World War II, that though I know he was a historian, I imagined his historical ... Read full review
Review: A History of the English Speaking Peoples (A History of the English Speaking Peoples #1-4)
User Review - John - GoodreadsNot only does the historical accuracy seem high but his writing style makes these tomes a joy to read. Read full review
Review: A History of the English Speaking Peoples (A History of the English Speaking Peoples #1-4)
User Review - Sean Mcdonald - GoodreadsBooks 1 and 2 explained British history to me in a way that I could understand for the first time. By Book 3, it moved somewhat into overall European happenings due to all the wars of the 1600s and ... Read full review
Review: A History of the English Speaking Peoples (A History of the English Speaking Peoples #1-4)
User Review - Stuart Mcgrigor - GoodreadsMy Dad always wanted to own a set of this magnificent work. I picked up a set in a second-hand bookshop and settled down to see what all the fuss was about. Dad got the very second set I found in a different second-hand bookshop; and I re-inherited them back when he died. Read full review
Review: The Birth of Britain (A History of the English Speaking Peoples #1)
User Review - James Ball - GoodreadsHistory as written by the winners. For a more balanced, in-depth look at the British people - and not just the royals - check out Simon Schama's "History of Britain." Still, Churchill is in fine form here. A must-read for any Anglophile. Read full review
