‘A condensation of a wonderful series of lectures Mr Roberts delivered to the New-York Historical Society … Among military historians, Mr Roberts is Britain’s crown gem, and his pithy insights compiled in Leadership in War reflect decades of diligent, patient study.’
Jonathan W. Jordan, Wall Street Journal

‘Magisterial is not too strong a word to describe this superbly written, richly sourced book, one that, despite its great historical sweep and almost day-to-day detail, remains interesting throughout. It will likely be the definitive biography of Winston Churchill for some time to come.’
Rosemary Michaud, Charleston Post & Courier

‘Illuminating experiences are presented in easily digestible form in Andrew Roberts’s new book, Leadership in War, a collection of nine portraits of wartime leaders, from Napoleon Bonaparte to Margaret Thatcher. These portrayals were originally delivered as lectures by Roberts, a prolific historian of World War II and biographer of Napoleon and Churchill. The profiles of Napoleon and Dwight D. Eisenhower are the most salient for business readers, but it is not difficult to find insight in nearly all of them.’
Daniel Akst, Strategy & Business

‘Roberts succeeds admirably in drawing sharp, concise portraits that highlight the essentials … Kernels of unfashionable wisdom make this well-written and instructive book a delight.’
Professor Carnes Lord, US Naval War College
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‘A majestic literary achievement that is likely to greatly increase readers’ appreciation of Churchill’s character and legacy. Roberts is exceptionally skillful at painting a vivid psychological portrait of Churchill. A compelling and unstintingly enjoyable read. Anyone fascinated by late-Victorian and Twentieth Century British history can’t fail to appreciate what a monumental achievement Roberts’ unceasingly impressive tome really is.’
Greg Jameson, Entertainment Focus

‘Roberts provides many valuable insights into the nature of high command in war.’
Calum Henderson, Military History Matters

‘Roberts’s book is not the sort of book that teachers and professors assign their students, which is exactly why it should be. He is a master storyteller. It is impossible to get bored reading him. More importantly, it upends the prevailing dogma by tearing apart monocausal theories of international relations.’
Shay Khatiri, Law & Liberty
Johns Hopkins University School of International Studies in Washington, D.C.

‘Andrew Roberts is a remarkably gifted writer of vivid narrative prose, and a talented, popular historian. Even when one disagrees with some of the conclusions he reaches, reading his work is always a pleasure and often a source of fresh insights. “The Storm of War,” his masterful, detailed account of World War II, will probably remain the definitive one-volume history of the greatest global struggle of all time for years to come. While his life of Napoleon Bonaparte, which I reviewed in these pages, verged on hero worship at times, it also provided general readers with a brilliant, panoramic biography of one of history’s major figures. His “Churchill: Walking with Destiny” was an even more impressive achievement, and perhaps a better pairing of subject and biographer.’
Aram Bakshian, The Washington Times

‘Leadership in War is an understated treasure of 2019. The book is a collection of pen-portraits of major war leaders of the past 200 years, which distills some of the insights Roberts has developed in more than a dozen classic works of history and biography, all in a slim volume that might be read over an afternoon. Roberts’s chapter on Hitler is a tour de force of historical portraiture.’
Barnaby Crowcroft, National Review

‘This is the best Churchill biography ever, written with a narrative drive that sustains your interest through even the familiar bits. It’s also a treasure trove of witticisms.’
George Weigel, First Things Christmas Books

‘A great biography combines three essential ingredients: a gifted author who writes on a titanic individual who acted during consequential times. Roberts’ work more than satisfactorily checks all three boxes. Each page can be savored; every minute will be well-spent. The magic of Roberts’ work is how he frames Churchill’s life against the backdrop of Victorian England, the British Empire, and the grandest stage of all, World War II. You not only learn of Churchill but also his times. Such context gives the narrative texture and serves as refresher course on Western Civilization.’
Jason Allen, For the Church

‘It’s the best biography written on Churchill in the history of the world.’
Peachy Deegan, Whomyouknow.com