Abridged and with an introduction by Henry Steele Commager. 983 pages, 16 plates, 16 maps, cloth, very good. From the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, 1650-1722, English general and statesman, one of the greatest military commanders of history. A great strategist and a shrewd diplomat, he has been criticized for inordinate love of wealth and power and for inconstant loyalties in politics.

JOHN CHURCHILL MARLBOROUGH BIOGRAPHY WINSTON CHURCHILL GREAT BRITAIN ENGLISH