Never Give In: The Extraordinary Character of Winston Churchill

by Stephen Mansfield, George E. Grant (Editor)

Overview

Winston Churchill was one of the most extraordinary leaders of the twentieth century. What was it that enabled him to stand so steadfastly when all those around him seemed to turn back in fear? What was it that enabled him to inspire whole nations to endure the unendurable and to achieve the unachievable when all those around him had already surrendered all hope?

 This remarkable new study of Churchill's leadership skill answers these questions and more. The result is an account that is as inspiring today as it was more than half a century ago when the great man' shadow fell large across the world stage. According to Henry Kissinger, "Our age finds it difficult to come to grips with Churchill. The political leaders with whom we are familiar generally aspire to be superstars rather than heroes. The distinction is crucial. Superstars strive for approbation; heroes walk alone. Superstars crave consensus; heroes define themselves by the...future they see it as their risk to bring about. Superstars seek success in a technique for eliciting support; heroes pursue success as the outgrowth of their inner values." 

Winston Churchill was a hero.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781581823226
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	09/20/2002
Series:	Leaders in Action
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.54(d)

About the Author

Stephen Mansfield was reared the son of a military intelligence officer and spent most of his youth in Europe. He has been an educator, administrator, counselor, and pastor, and he currently serves as the Senior Associate Pastor of the Belmont Church in Nashville, Tennessee. The author of dozens of articles and essays, as well as three book-length monographs, he is currently a Ph.D. candidate in literature and philosophy at Whitefield Seminary.

Stephen lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, Patricia, and their two children, Jonathan and Elizabeth.

George Grant is the director of the King’s Meadow Study Center, the editor of the Arx Axiom newsletter, a regular columnist for both World and Table Talk magazines, the editorial director for Highland Books, and a teaching fellow at the Franklin Classical School. He is the author of more than two dozen books in the areas of history, biography, politics, literature, and social criticism, as well as hundreds of essays, articles, and columns.

He lives on a small farm in Tennessee with his wife, Karen, and their three children, Joel, Joanna, and Jesse.

Editorial Reviews

Stephen Mansfield possesses a God-given mantle of leadership—historically and Biblically. I feel these strengths are expressed in his book Never Give In, which details the life of England’s brave knight who possessed and practiced the virtues that embody a truly great leader.” —John S. Wilder, Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the Senate, State of Tennessee

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