When Lions Roar: The Churchills and the Kennedys

784 Pages·2014·1.05 MB·English

by  Thomas Maier

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Copyright © 2014 by Thomas Maier
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Maier, Thomas, 1956–
When lions roar : the Churchills and the Kennedys / Thomas Maier. —
First edition.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Churchill, Winston, 1874–1965—Friends and associates. 2. Kennedy, John F. (John
Fitzgerald), 1917–1963—Friends and associates. 3. Churchill, Winston, 1874–1965—Family. 4.
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917–1963—Family. 5. Great Britain—Relations—United
States.
6. United States—Relations—Great Britain. 7. Great Britain—Politics and government—20th
century. 8. United States—Politics and government—20th century. 9. Churchill family. 10.
Kennedy family. I. Title. II. Title:
Churchills and the Kennedys.
DA566.9.C5M235 2014
941.084092’2—dc23 2014007201
ISBN 978-0-307-95679-8
eBook ISBN 978-0-30795681-1
Jacket photograph: Keystone/Stringer/Hutton Archive/Getty
Author photograph: Joyce P. McGurrin
Frontispiece photographs: (left) The Imperial War Museums; (right) The John F. Kennedy Presidential
Library
v3.1
For my father and sons,
James
and
Andrew, Taylor, and Reade
Winston at Chartwell. Churchill’s magnificent home south of London vivified his many talents
as a writer, politician, raconteur, artist, landscaper, and even bricklayer. TIME & LIFE
PICTURES/GETTY
“Have I not in my time heard lions roar?”
—WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, The Taming of the Shrew
“Some people pretend to regard me as the British Lion. But I am
not the Lion. I am simply the Roar of the Lion.”
—WINSTON CHURCHILL
Contents
Cover
Other Books by This Author
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Epigraph
Cast of Characters
I. DYNASTY AND EMPIRE
1 | Overture: “The Special Relationship”
2 | A Troublesome Boy
3 | Speaking Engagements
4 | Love and Friendships
5 | A Man on the Make
6 | Across the Atlantic
7 | The Deal
8 | The King of Wall Street
II. FAMILY FORTUNES
9 | The Sons of Great Men
10 | Menace on the Horizon
11 | London Calling
12 | Astor Place
13 | The Kennedy Women
14 | The Desire to Please
15 | Breach of Faith
16 | The Cross and Double-Cross
17 | The Last Dance
18 | While America Slept
19 | We Shall Fight
20 | A Spy in Their Midst
21 | Grace under Fire
22 | Crash Landing
III. WARTIME
23 | The House of Churchill Bears a Son
24 | New Alliances
25 | “The Masters of Our Fate”
26 | Replacements
27 | The Churchill Club
28 | “His Heart’s Desire”
29 | Stratagems of Hell
Photo Insert
30 | Tests of Faith
31 | Love among the Ruins
32 | Victory and Defeat
IV. MAKING PEACE
33 | Feeling the Heat
34 | The Coldest War
35 | Circles of Friends
36 | Warrior Historians
37 | Great Contemporaries
38 | Winners and Losers
39 | Black Knights on a Chessboard
40 | Friends in High Places
41 | Meetings at Sea
42 | In Their Own Image
43 | Arms to Parley
44 | Mending Fences
45 | The Enemy Within
46 | After the Ball
47 | The Best and Worst of Days
48 | Thoughts That Lie Too Deep
49 | The Once and Future King
Notes
Selected Bibliography
About the Author