Winston Churchill was many things:

• a successful politician and statesman of vision and principle
• a military innovator who outpaced his contemporaries in his grasp of the impact of technology on warfare
• one of the most successful authors of his day, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
• a painter whose artistic works brought him a considerable income during his life and whose works are still displayed in major museums
• a father who won the devotion of his children.

This course is a narrative and analysis of Churchill’s life and achievements. It makes the case that Churchill was, indeed, the greatest leader of the 20th century.