Of course’, Churchill told Linlithgow, ‘my ideal is narrow and limited. I want to see the British Empire preserved for a few more generations in its strength and splendour,’ and he added, ‘Only the most prodigious exertions of British genius will achieve this result.
Martin Gilbert
Of course’, Churchill told Linlithgow, ‘my ideal is narrow and limited. I want to see the British Empire preserved for a few more generations in its strength and splendour,’ and he added, ‘Only the most prodigious exertions of British genius will achieve this result.
Sir Martin John Gilbert (25 October 1936 – 3 February 2015) was a British historian and honorary Fellow of Merton College, Oxford. He was the author of 88 books, including works on Winston Churchill, the 20th century, and Jewish history including the Holocaust.
He was a member of the Chilcot Inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq War.
