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# The Splendid and the Vile

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Review: Character study of Winston Churchill and close associates during the Blitz - Other history books may have covered Winston Churchill's life in more detail, but this one covers a period critical to his legacy, specifically the years 1940 and 1941. Eric Larson's book portrays Churchill's essential leadership during one of Britain's worst trials of WWII, the Blitz. Larson describes the daily battles and personal traumas of England's prime minister. He gives intimate family portraits of Clementine, Churchill's wife, Mary, his daughter, and Randolph, his son. Close associates such as his secretary, security chief, advisers, and friends are all examined, in turn, to provide a complete picture of the atmosphere and community surrounding Churchill. Larson has done extensive research from personal diaries, public documents, and speeches. An intimate character study emerges of a leader whose perhaps most remarkable talent was to get people to believe in themselves. His rousing speeches and displays of confidence steadied a frightened public. German air raids, which killed thousands of British civilians, made people spend perilous nights in bomb shelters under blackout conditions. Throughout the trials of food scarcity, shelter uncertainty, and persistent bombings, Britain held together. Some of the more interesting stories about Churchill had nothing to do with his military acumen but rather his eccentricities. He did not suffer fools, despised people's habit of whistling, and took two baths a day. While bathing, he had his typist near him to record letters. He wore a special sky-blue one-piece suit, which his aides called "his rompers" to provide him with maximum comfort. Churchill was not self-conscious. Larson explores the German leadership from Hitler to Goebbels, Goering, and Hess. He provides the reactions of these men to British war strategies and Churchill's speeches. He covers the burgeoning friendship with President Roosevelt, first established through Roosevelt's charming emissary Harry Hopkins. If you are interested in the personalities behind WWII, you will enjoy this book. Larson has done a masterful job writing a comprehensive and highly readable study of Churchill's wartime life.
Review: Excellent Read - There aren’t many writers whose work I enjoy reading as much as Eric Larson. I don’t remember the last time I got through 500 pages in a week. No matter how many stories I hear about that time in history, it is endlessly fascinating.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #16,465 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1 in U.K. Prime Minister Biographies #7 in WWII Biographies #13 in World War II History (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 45,340 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Character study of Winston Churchill and close associates during the Blitz
*by K***Y on April 25, 2022*

Other history books may have covered Winston Churchill's life in more detail, but this one covers a period critical to his legacy, specifically the years 1940 and 1941. Eric Larson's book portrays Churchill's essential leadership during one of Britain's worst trials of WWII, the Blitz. Larson describes the daily battles and personal traumas of England's prime minister. He gives intimate family portraits of Clementine, Churchill's wife, Mary, his daughter, and Randolph, his son. Close associates such as his secretary, security chief, advisers, and friends are all examined, in turn, to provide a complete picture of the atmosphere and community surrounding Churchill. Larson has done extensive research from personal diaries, public documents, and speeches. An intimate character study emerges of a leader whose perhaps most remarkable talent was to get people to believe in themselves. His rousing speeches and displays of confidence steadied a frightened public. German air raids, which killed thousands of British civilians, made people spend perilous nights in bomb shelters under blackout conditions. Throughout the trials of food scarcity, shelter uncertainty, and persistent bombings, Britain held together. Some of the more interesting stories about Churchill had nothing to do with his military acumen but rather his eccentricities. He did not suffer fools, despised people's habit of whistling, and took two baths a day. While bathing, he had his typist near him to record letters. He wore a special sky-blue one-piece suit, which his aides called "his rompers" to provide him with maximum comfort. Churchill was not self-conscious. Larson explores the German leadership from Hitler to Goebbels, Goering, and Hess. He provides the reactions of these men to British war strategies and Churchill's speeches. He covers the burgeoning friendship with President Roosevelt, first established through Roosevelt's charming emissary Harry Hopkins. If you are interested in the personalities behind WWII, you will enjoy this book. Larson has done a masterful job writing a comprehensive and highly readable study of Churchill's wartime life.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Read
*by K***R on December 7, 2025*

There aren’t many writers whose work I enjoy reading as much as Eric Larson. I don’t remember the last time I got through 500 pages in a week. No matter how many stories I hear about that time in history, it is endlessly fascinating.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Man in the Midst of War
*by P***F on May 15, 2020*

This book traces a year, week by week, in the life of Winston Churchill. It begins when Churchill takes the mantle of Prime Minister and shoulders the burden of England’s war effort. As the year progresses, Larson traces the lives of Churchill’s family, closest advisors, and assistants while also keeping an eye on the actions of Goebbels, Goring, and Hitler. A primary focus is the bombing program against London. Larson keeps an eye on the logistics of Churchill’s life as well as those of the British war effort. He also invests a lot of attention toward the personal and social lives of these key players and makes extensive use of personal journals to keep the focus on the human impact of the war. The book helped to explain the development of technologies, ideas, and various conflicts. One thread that I found particularly helpful to trace was America’s involvement in offering aid to Great Britain. While week by week hundreds of civilians are being bombarded and dying, American aloofness must have been agonizing to Churchill and the British populace. Also agonizing must have been the wait for the Lend Lease Act to be passed. This act, which I had only known in name prior to my reading, allowed America to leverage its resources with repayment assured only for damaged property. Larson used the analogy of lending a neighbor a hose when his house is on fire. You don’t sit down and negotiate the terms and cost of hose usage, you give him the hose. Then, if it is burned up in the firefight, you can talk remuneration after the fire has been doused. So too would the Lend Lease Act make some of America’s resources available to our British allies. In reading the book, aside from specific actions on specific days, I didn’t learn much new information about Churchill. A great orator, indefatigable, an embracer of life, a drinker, a man with a temper, stalwart, a bit of an eccentric. Some interesting tidbits were sprinkled throughout such as his proclivity for working from the bathtub and the bed, but no deeper, heretofore unknown depths of character were uncovered. Having read two other books by Larson, Devil in the White City and Thunderstruck, I was glad to find a better organized story in this book. Chronology was clear and themes developed slowly but organically. Overall, I am left with a clearer understanding of Churchill as a man and military leader and a greater appreciation for the human impact of war. In the midst of truly prodigious bombing, the citizens of Great Britain carried on with their lives, withstood, endured. It seemed that every person, in one way or another, paid a terrible price and yet the result was triumph in the face of evil. GRADE: B+

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