Books by Geoffrey Best
“There are many good biographies of Churchill…I like Best because it’s shorter than the others. It’s well written. It covers the main issues and, as you can tell from its title, it addresses the issue of most interest to me in writing The Titans of the Twentieth Century, and that is Churchill’s greatness.” Read more...
The Best Biographies of 20th Century Leaders
Michael Mandelbaum, International Relation
Interviews where books by Geoffrey Best were recommended
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Woodrow Wilson: A Biography
by John Milton Cooper -
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Lenin: A Biography
by Robert Service -
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Mao: The Man Who Made China
by Philip Short -
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The Hitler of History
by John Lukacs -
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Gandhi: The Years That Changed the World, 1914-1948
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A State at Any Cost: The Life of David Ben-Gurion
by Tom Segev
The Best Biographies of 20th Century Leaders, recommended by Michael Mandelbaum
The Best Biographies of 20th Century Leaders, recommended by Michael Mandelbaum
The first half of the 20th century was an era when individuals could have a huge impact on the course of history—whether for good or bad, argues political scientist Michael Mandelbaum. He recommends the best biographies to read about the eight world leaders who feature in his latest book, The Titans of the Twentieth Century, from Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) to Mao Zedong (1893-1976).
