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Lincoln & Churchill: Statesmen at War Hardcover – Illustrated, January 15, 2018

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For years, I have longed to be in the same room with Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill. And now Lewis Lehrman has given all of us that chance with this sweeping, yet intimate study of the war leadership of both remarkable men. With penetrating insight, Lehrman unfolds the contrasts and similarities between these two leaders: their points of origin, their temperaments, the nature of their ambitions, their leadership styles. I savored every page of this magnificent work. -- Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of the Lincoln Prize-winning Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

Few men have more profoundly shaped modern history than Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill. In this enlightening, original analysis of their leadership, Lewis E. Lehrman not only sheds a bright light on their remarkable achievements but he also deepens our understanding of the nature of statesmanship. How two leaders of such radically different backgrounds and temperaments led their nations to victory in wars of national survival—thus vindicating government of the people, by the people, and for the people—is an inspiring story, based on deep research, told by Lehrman with great skill. Admirers of both leaders, as well as history fans in general, will enjoy this very well written book and wonder why no previous historian has undertaken such an important comparative study. -- Professor Michael Burlingame, Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois-Springfield and author of Abraham Lincoln: A Life

Lewis E. Lehrman’s book brings a laserlike focus to bear on the two greatest English-speaking statesman of the 19th and 20th century—Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill. The latter is the grandson of a duke, the former was born in rural poverty . . . one a soldier in early maturity, the other a self-taught lawyer who never served more than one summer in the militia . . . one written down by some as a bounder and a prodigal, the other notable for his humility and thrift. Lehrman's dual examination is a compelling study, beautifully written, about the ideals and temperament of these two very different men—their restless intelligence . . . their wonderful stamina . . . their resilience in the face of defeat and disaster . . . their feel for the power of the English language . . . their mix of calmness and aggression . . . their commitment to free institutions. Lehrman’s book is much more than elegant biography; he has also given us a well-wrought primer on national leadership. This book will amply repay every moment spent studying it. -- Allen C. Guelzo, Henry R. Luce Professor of the Civil War Era at Gettysburg College and author of several prize-winning books on Lincoln and the Civil War, including Gettysburg: The Last Invasion and Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President

In Lincoln & Churchill:Statesmen at War, Lewis E. Lehrman has accomplished a triumph of interpretation—to unite and to compare the leadership of two great English-speaking statesmen, eight decades apart, engaged in entirely different wars, by showing us what matters about both wars and war leaders, what they had in common, and how they differed. A beautifully written interpretive history, backed by over 1,200 carefully considered footnote-references, Mr. Lehrman illustrates the steel in both war leaders, however vastly they contrasted in upbringing, experience, and personality. This remarkable book is the very first major scholarly effort to compare the greatest English-speaking statesmen of the 19th and 20th centuries. -- Richard M. Langworth, CBE, Founder of the Churchill Centre, Founding Editor of Finest Hour and the Chartwell Bulletin, and author of Churchill in His Own Words, among other Churchill books

The relationship between biography and general historical writing can be at times fraught. Because the historian is charged with not only telling history but also explaining it, any book structured around a single person will find itself at constant risk of adopting the thrilling but untestable idea that the events of human history are principally driven by a select group of once-in-a-generation “Great Men.” And yet, great men have always existed—men who in select moments make significant contributions to the direction and survival of our civilization. Lewis E. Lehrman’s most recent book tackles the wartime efforts of two such men—Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill—but manages to remain cool-tempered and analytical in the process. Though they lived in different eras and nations, both men valiantly led their respective countries through existentially perilous struggles (Lincoln’s Civil War and Churchill’s fight against Hitler’s Germany). The two had drastically different personalities, but held in common a rare gift for oratory, similar war strategies, and, most of all, an undying commitment to core principles of freedom and liberty. ― The New Criterion

The enduring fame of Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill rests chiefly on their leadership during existential conflicts. And while the American Civil War and World War II differed in scale, strategic difficulty and technological complexity, the two leaders indelibly stamped their respective causes in similar ways, as Lewis E. Lehrman observes in his penetrating new book, Lincoln & Churchill: Statesmen at War. . . . Deeply researched and elegantly written, Mr. Lehrman’s Lincoln & Churchill is a valuable contribution to our knowledge of the past. By expertly conjoining two great leaders in a single volume, he has enhanced our understanding of both. -- Michael F. Bishop ― The Wall Street Journal

But rarely does posterity compare and contrast these two historical giants to seek a better understanding of both men. Thankfully, this is what Lewis E. Lehrman has accomplished in his newest book, Lincoln & Churchill: Statesmen at War, an unparalleled examination of war leadership, character, and statecraft by two of the greatest men of their respective generations…. In Lincoln & Churchill, Lehrman offers up a book of inspired insight, impressive erudition, and monumental historical achievement. It is a book worthy of every history lover’s shelf. ― American Spectator

About the Author

Lewis E. Lehrman received the National Humanities Medal for his work in American history. He has written for the Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, National Review, and Harper’s, The Churchill Project at Hillsdale College. His previous books include Lincoln at Peoria and Churchill, Roosevelt, and Company. His other work in history includes cofounding the esteemed Lincoln Prize for Civil War scholarship, the Gilder Lehrman Center at Yale, and the Gilder Lehrman Collection at the New-York Historical Society. A graduate of Yale and Harvard, Lehrman has been awarded honorary degrees from Babson College, Gettysburg College, Lincoln College, Marymount University, and Thomas Aquinas College. He lives in Greenwich, Connecticut.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stackpole Books; Illustrated edition (January 15, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 544 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0811719677
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0811719674
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.08 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.37 x 1.76 x 9.3 inches

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LEWIS E. LEHRMAN has written widely about history, economic and monetary policy in publications such as Harper's, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, Policy Review, Crisis, New York Post, Greenwich Time, The American Spectator, The Washington Times, The Washington Examiner, National Review and The New York Times. His writings about monetary economics earned him an appointment by President Ronald Reagan to the Presidential Gold Commission in 1981. Along with Congressman Ron Paul, Lewis Lehrman collaborated on a minority report of the commission, which was published as The Case for Gold (1982). He is also the author of The True Gold Standard: A Monetary Reform Plan without Official Reserve Currencies (2012) and Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning Point (2008). He edited the 2012 edition of Money and the Coming World Order.

In April of 1987, Lehrman joined Morgan Stanley & Company, investment bankers, as a Senior Advisor and a Director of Morgan Stanley Asset Management. In 1988, he became a Managing Director of the firm. He is presently Senior Partner of L. E. Lehrman & Co., an investment firm he established.

Lehrman has been named to the advisory board of the American Principles Project’s Gold Standard initiative. He heads The Gold Standard Now – a project of The Lehrman Institute. Established in 1972, The Lehrman Institute is a public policy foundation focused on history, economic and foreign policy, education, and local communities. He has been a trustee of the American Enterprise Institute, the Morgan Library, the Manhattan Institute, the Heritage Foundation and New-York Historical Society. He is a former Chairman of the Committee on Humanities of the Yale University Council.

Lehrman received the National Humanities Medal at the White House in 2005 for his teaching and studies of American history. In 2010, he was awarded the William E. Simon Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Social Entrepreneurship.

Lehrman earned his B.A. from Yale where he became a Carnegie Teaching Fellow on the Yale faculty and an M.A. from Harvard where he was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. Lehrman has been awarded honorary degrees from Babson College (Babson Park, MA) where he was made a member of its Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame; Gettysburg College (Gettysburg, PA); Lincoln College (Lincoln, IL), Marymount University (Arlington, VA); and Thomas Aquinas College (Santa Paula, CA).

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John C. MacMurray

The pairing is proved

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2018

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Lincoln & Churchill, Statesmen at War.

Why pair these two?

Certainly their similarities and dissimilarities and those of their times, enrich Lehrman’s study, and the book is replete with profound, fascinating and often humorous particulars. Were it only those, the comparing and contrasting would more than do for an excellent read.

However, these granular aspects yield to overarching affinities that, despite the very different personalties and styles of the two men, unite them as trustees of “...the last, best hope on earth “ .

Times of national crisis, wartime in particular, dramatize the drag of collective deliberations of democracies in settling policy, strategy and mobilizing resources, and call for strong and decisive leadership. Such times also bring forth a witch's brew of solutions.

As for solutions, a common divide pits vindication of principle at all cost, against compromise in the interest of expediency. Leaders are not uniformly biased toward either camp, but they who hold to uncompromised principle choose the less well travelled path. That was where both Lincoln and Churchill put his stake in the ground.

What this took in terms of facing down the contrary minded and compromisers, withstanding defeats, bearing incompetence and dilatory behavior, bolstering flagging wills, and managing popular morale, not to mention the demands on energy, self confidence, conviction, and staying power, is approached by Lehrman first from one angle and then from another. Indeed, the whole of it, an exhibit of genius, is captured en mass by him.

That their unbending objectives were worthy and permitted of no other means of achievement, now seems unquestionable. It wasn’t so at the time.

Another shared affinity, of course, is their command and use of the English language to do miracles for their causes, deployed from the mundane to the towering address.

Lehrman’s writing, sufficient onto their standard, is trim, high paced and nuanced throughout, and issues from solid scholarship.

Lehrman makes each of Lincoln and Churchill, as a statesman at war, stand out in high relief, due in no small part to the foil of the other’s different personality and style.

The pairing is proved.

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Christian Schlect

Abraham and Winston

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A solid and entertaining comparison of two successful wartime political leaders. While much differed between a civil war fought in the 1860s and a global war fought in the 1940s, this book looks at the commonalities of leadership and the many similarities facing the two men, such as dealing with unsuccessful generals, working within a dynamic domestic political reality, harnessing the skills of talented subordinates, inspiring with a masterful command of the English language.

One example of an insightful comparison is that of Salmon Chase, who had high political ambitions in Lincoln's cabinet, versus Sir Stafford Cripps, who had similar ambitions as against Churchill.

Lewis Lehrman makes use of an extended number of quotes and insights from other talented historians and from the diaries of contemporary notables. Sometimes the text seems stitched together rather than being a free flowing narrative.

The author, as I do, finds both Churchill and Lincoln to be timeless heroes. Do not buy this book if you are looking for some type of adverse revisionist history.

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Trish Blake

Statesmen at War is a beautifully written book that provides an in-depth look at two ...

Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2018

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Lincoln and Churchill: Statesmen at War is a beautifully written book that provides an in-depth look at two of the greatest leaders of all time as they successfully navigated across critical inflection points in the history of the world.

In a society that increasingly seems to over-value immediate gratification, and wherein thoughts and opinion can too often be shaped by sound-bytes, tweets, posts and Instagram, Mr. Lehrman offers readers a deep and satisfying analysis of the attributes and characteristics essential to positive leadership, -- faith, perseverance, patience, sense of humor, good-will, self-confidence and intellectual prowess, to name just a few. By comparing Abraham Lincoln’s and Winston Churchill’s extraordinary leadership during the American Civil War and World War II, Mr. Lehrman presents a treasure trove of historical insight, instruction, and inspiration.

Substantively and stylistically Statesmen at War is excellent. I particularly enjoyed the chapters on the Rhetoric and the Virtues of Wartime Leaders. A perfect read as Lincoln's Birthday and Presidents’ Day approach and also against the backdrop of current world affairs, compelling and encouraging one to think about circumstances, leaders, events in a much deeper way.

It’s clear that the research and the writing of this book were a monumental undertaking. In and of itself, this is a perfect reminder/example of the importance of perseverance, “work, duty, sacrifice ….”, and the merits of a job that is extremely well done. This is an excellent book that is well worth taking the time to read and ponder.

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Susanne Romich

Great book!

Reviewed in Canada on November 14, 2020

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Extremely interesting. A lesson in leadership.

Capewi

Interesting juxtaposition

Reviewed in Canada on October 11, 2019

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The book does a good job of laying out the struggles and goals of two great statesmen. The strains that befell them and difficulties overcome. Though born of different circumstances, one poor the other aristocratic they had many similar attributes. Each was an effective communicator.

PSJ

Great Read!

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Very interesting perspective of two renowned leaders and the challenges they faced,

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