Not only because sir Winston has written it, but also because of its own inherent virtues. Its narrative power, its fine judgment of war and politics, of soldiers and statesmen, and even more because it reflects a tradit...Not only because sir Winston has written it, but also because of its own inherent virtues. Its narrative power, its fine judgment of war and politics, of soldiers and statesmen, and even more because it reflects a tradition of what englishmen in the hey-day of their empire thought and felt about their country's past." Spanning "This history will endure.