This book evaluates Churchill's historical position in the twenty-first century.

For many people throughout the English-speaking world and beyond, Winston Churchill was the greatest statesman of the twentieth century: the saviour of his country and a staunch defender of democracy in the face of totalitarianism. By writing history, as well as by making it, Churchill influenced our whole view of the twentieth century and his role in it. But how does he look now, in a new century, with a different agenda and when few can remember him? This book confronts and addresses this question; partly by including the reminiscences and recollections of four people who still vividly remember Churchill (Tony Benn, Lord Carrington, Lord Deedes and Lady Soames); but primarily by bringing together a group of historians (David Cannadine, Roland Quinault, Paul Addison, Chris Wrigley, Stuart Ball, David Reynolds, John Charmley, David Carlton, John W. Young and Peter Hennessy), who explore the complexities and ambiguities of this extraordinary man.

Prologue: Churchill from Memory to History David Cannadine
Churchill's Three Careers Paul Addison
Churchill and Democracy Roland Quinault
Churchill and the Trade Unions Chris Wrigley
Churchill and the Conservative Party Stuart Ball
Churchill and the British Monarchy David Cannadine
Churchill and The Gathering Storm David Reynolds
Churchill and the American Alliance John Charmley
Churchill and the Two 'Evil Empires' David Carleton
Churchill and the East-West Detente John W. Young
Churchill and the Premiership Peter Hennessy
Epilogue: Churchill Remembered Tony Benn, Lord Carrington, Lord Deedes and Lady Soames.