WINSTON CHURCHILL
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The Official Biography of: Winston S Churchill:
Randolph Churchill had for some time wanted to write the official biography of his father, Winston S Churchill, and during the 1950’s made every effort to obtain his fathers permission. In 1960, on having read Randolph’s biography of Lord Derby, Winston gave his permission for him to proceed, but only after his death. The first Volume “Youth” was published in 1966, the year Churchill died. Randolph published the first two volumes before he died in 1968, so his research assistant Martin Gilbert was given the title “official biographer” and finished the work.
The Biography runs to 8 main volumes [coloured jackets] published between 1966 and 1988 with an additional 13 companion volumes [white jackets] published between 1967 and 1982:
Official Biography:
| Volume I: | Youth 1874-1900 | Randolph Churchill |
| Volume II: | Young Statesman 1901-1914 | Randolph Churchill |
| Volume III: | The Challenge of War 1914-1916 | Martin Gilbert |
| Volume IV: | The Stricken World 1917-1922 | Martin Gilbert |
| Volume V: | The Prophet of Truth 1922-1939 | Martin Gilbert |
| Volume VI: | Finest Hour 1939-1941 | Martin Gilbert |
| Volume VII: | Road to Victory 1941-1945 | Martin Gilbert |
| Volume VIII: | Never Despair 1945-1965 | Martin Gilbert |
Companion Volumes:
| Volume I: | Parts I & II | Martin Gilbert |
| Volume II: | Part I, II & III | Martin Gilbert |
| Volume III: | Parts I & II | Martin Gilbert |
| Volume IV: | Part I, II & III | Martin Gilbert |
| Volume V: | Part I: The Exchequer Years 1922-1929 | Martin Gilbert |
| Volume V: | Part II: The Wilderness Years 1929 -1935 | Martin Gilbert |
| Volume V: | Part III: The Ever Widening War 1936-1939 | Martin Gilbert |
The final companion volumes, Vol V, part I, II & III, were printed between 1979 – 1982 and have never since been reprinted, they are the final addition to any collection and in high demand due to limited numbers.