The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History

"Character is destiny, said the Greeks"

"But most young people—according to a recent survey—think that Churchillis the dog in a British insurance advertisement."

At the beginningof the book Boris Johnson warns his readers about possible mistakes, which may percolate into the narration. And it is quite normal for he is not a professional historian. The more of it – Johnson doesn't highly appraise himself at all. On the contrary he admits, that he is not worthy to loose the latchet of Churchill's shoes. Still, he tried to tackle the topic. Probably, to involve the readers into thinking, to evoke in them sort of interest for Churchill's life, he bravely intermingles the story with abundance of jokes, fables and slapstick rumors. Some are quite on the edge of decency.

" One day he pushed his…