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Author Biography

John Harte was born in London, England after World War 1, when he absorbed the controversies and lessons of that war which historians puzzled over for years afterwards. He then watched each milestone leading to World War 2, in which he served, and lived in England throughout. In postwar years he became an investigative journalist in England and South Africa, where he visited the battle zones of the Boer War. He was a director of companies in the UK, South Africa, and Canada. This is Harte's second book about Sir Winston Churchill, after How Churchill Saved Civilization (Skyhorse, 2017). He lives and writes books on modern history in Ottawa, Canada. Visit his website at johnhartebooks.com.

Review

"In his extensively researched biography of the early years of Winston Churchill,author John Harte examines a whirlwind of political instability that sweptthrough Europe. He presents little-known insight into Churchill's role as botha government official and a front-line soldier during the First World War."—Stephen L. Moore, author of As Good as Dead
"Equally informative and entertaining, Churchill the Young Warrior covers the formative period of one of the most formidable and influential figures of the twentieth century. In stylish prose and with a perceptive eye for color, detail, and context,Mr. Harte follows Churchill the soldier, journalist, and politician, highlightinghis adventures in India, the Sudan, and South Africa, his early years in Parliament,his service as First Lord of the British Admiralty (1911–15), and his subsequentposting to France as an officer of fusiliers. The author parallels Churchill's publiccareer and private life with a trenchant analysis of the political, military, diplomatic,economic, social, and cultural climate that simultaneously invigorated and roiledEurope during the three decades leading up to the Great War." —Edward Longacre, author of General Ulysses S. Grant, the Soldier and the Man
"An entertaining new look at one of history's most fascinating characters . . .Harte's perspective on the great man adds considerably to the Churchill legend."—Philip Kaplan, author of Grey Wolves: The U-Boat War 1939–1945

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"In his extensively researched biography of the early years of Winston Churchill,author John Harte examines a whirlwind of political instability that sweptthrough Europe. He presents little-known insight into Churchill's role as botha government official and a front-line soldier during the First World War."--Stephen L. Moore, author of As Good as Dead "Equally informative and entertaining, Churchill the Young Warrior covers the formative period of one of the most formidable and influential figures of the twentieth century. In stylish prose and with a perceptive eye for color, detail, and context,Mr. Harte follows Churchill the soldier, journalist, and politician, highlightinghis adventures in India, the Sudan, and South Africa, his early years in Parliament,his service as First Lord of the British Admiralty (1911-15), and his subsequentposting to France as an officer of fusiliers. The author parallels Churchill's publiccareer and private life with a trenchant analysis of the political, military, diplomatic,economic, social, and cultural climate that simultaneously invigorated and roiledEurope during the three decades leading up to the Great War." --Edward Longacre, author of General Ulysses S. Grant, the Soldier and the Man "An entertaining new look at one of history's most fascinating characters . . .Harte's perspective on the great man adds considerably to the Churchill legend."--Philip Kaplan, author of Grey Wolves: The U-Boat War 1939-1945

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Paperback reprint of 2017 hardcover, $13 cheaper

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