As the old man said himself: ‘One of the most misleading factors in history is the practice of historians to build a story exclusively out of the records which have come down to them.’ Well, I’ve taken Winston at his word. I like to think he wouldn’t have minded.
MICHAEL DOBBS
Hanging Langford, July 2004.
About the Author
Michael Dobbs has been an academic, a broadcaster, a senior corporate executive and an advisor to two Prime Ministers. He is the author of many novels, including the award-winning House of Cards trilogy. Churchill’s Hour is the third in his series of Winston Churchill novels, the previous two being Winston’s War and Never Surrender. Michael Dobbs lives with his family in Wiltshire.
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WINSTON CHURCHILL NOVELS
Winston’s War
Never Surrender
THE TOM GOODFELLOWE SERIES
Goodfellowe MP
The Buddha of Brewer Street
Whispers of Betrayal
THE FRANCIS URQUHART TRILOGY
House of Cards
To Play the King
The Final Cut
OTHER TITLES
Wall Games
Last Man to Die
The Touch of Innocents
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