Never Give in

by Mansfield, Stephen; Grant, George

• ISBN13: 9781888952193
• ISBN10: 1888952199
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-09-01
• Publisher: Cumberland House

Summary

What made Winston Churchill one of the most extraordinary leaders of the twentieth century? What enabled him to inspire nations while those around him were losing hope? This volume in the Leaders in Action series is a remarkable study of Churchill's leadership and character.

Table of Contents

Foreword
George Grant
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chronology of Winston Churchill's Life
Section 1 Winston Churchill: The Character of Leadership	23	(62)
Prologue	25	(4)
A Stage Set for Heroes	29	(5)
The Drama Begins	34	(4)
Childhood: Lonely but Not Alone	38	(3)
Harrow and Sandhurst	41	(3)
Cutting the Ties of Youth	44	(3)
The Anvil of India	47	(3)
The Pen and the Sword	50	(3)
The South African War	53	(4)
Principles and Politics	57	(3)
World War I: The Dardanelles Disaster	60	(5)
The Age of Political Turmoil	65	(2)
The Years of the Locusts	67	(3)
The Gathering Storm	70	(2)
Walking with Destiny	72	(5)
The Wilderness Again	77	(4)
Final Battles	81	(4)
Section 2 Winston Churchill: The Pillars of Leadership	85	(122)
His Father	87	(3)
Self-Education	90	(4)
Courage	94	(4)
Action	98	(4)
The Bible	102	(4)
Destiny	106	(4)
Marriage	110	(4)
Criticism	114	(4)
Change	118	(4)
Duty	122	(4)
Family	126	(4)
History	130	(4)
Realism	134	(4)
Humor	138	(4)
Character	142	(4)
Self-Examination	146	(4)
The Mastery of Self	150	(4)
Compassion	154	(4)
Home	158	(4)
Poetry of Life	162	(4)
Rest	166	(4)
The Written Word	170	(4)
The Spoken Word	174	(4)
Work	178	(4)
Religion	182	(4)
Loyalty	186	(4)
Heritage	190	(4)
Wilderness	194	(4)
Future	198	(4)
Death	202	(5)
Section 3 Winston Churchill: The Legacy of Leadership	207	(20)
``The Long Shadow''	209	(4)
The Faith of Churchill	213	(7)
The Pillars of Greatness	220	(7)
Winston Churchill: The Lessons of Leadership	227	(2)
Endnotes	229