Churchill and the King

Praise for Churchill and the King

"Wonderfully readable . . . This is popular history at its best . . . Weisbrode does a very good job of illuminating the bonds that drew two men with such different personalities together."
--Michael Korda, The Daily Beast

"[A] perceptive profiling of the challenges of leadership."
--The Washington Times

"An organic comparison of two highly flawed and deeply sympathetic characters at the helm of England at her most perilous hour. . . .Weisbrode makes a very compelling case that each man was 'working against his own faults, on behalf of the other.' An inspired, engaging comparative portrait."
--Kirkus

"Why this alliance worked so well--for the two men personally and, in a larger context, for the benefit of Britain--is analyzed in terms of the two men's personality traits and qualities that challenged and stimulated both of them to be, and do, their finest."
--Booklist

"Churchill and the King is a thoughtful, deeply insightful account of two unconventional friends -- the shy, stammering George VI and the flamboyant Winston Churchill -- who, after triumphing over their own personal adversities, join forces to rally their countrymen and inspire the world in the dark days of World War II."
--Lynne Olson , author of Citizens of London, Troublesome Young Men, and Those Angry Days

"Weisbrode's excellent book on Churchill's relationship with King George VI is very well done and will take an honoured place on my Churchill shelf."
--Paul Johnson, author of Modern Times and Churchill

"One of the last unexplored relationships of World War Two is that between Winston Churchill and the only person who could have sacked him during that conflict, King George VI. They had very different personalities and views on politics, but their country needed them to work in perfect tandem. As Kenneth Weisbrode writes, 'Somehow they made it work,' and in this well-researched and well-written book, he shows how what began as a professional necessity turned into a genuine friendship, and eventually one of the best working relationships of either man's life."
--Andrew Roberts, author of The Storm of War and Masters and Commanders

"The shy, stammering King and the loquacious, domineering Prime Minister were an odd couple--but they gave each other courage and confidence when England stood alone. Ken Weisbrode has written an elegant and perceptive study of friendship in power."
--Evan Thomas, author of Ike's Bluff and Sea of Thunder