Kyle Harrison
to-read
The Splendid and the Vile
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
- Author
- Erik Larson
- Published
- 2020
- Pages
- 624
- Recommended
- Once
Why it’s on the list: Erik Larson on Churchill’s first year in office during the Blitz, told from diaries and household detail rather than from the dispatch box.
Where I heard about it
- @typesfast’s thread — named in the replies to his question “What’s the best history book you’ve read?”, June 2025.
Connections
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
- World War II
- History
- Leadership