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‘One of the most compelling history books ever written’: THIRD AGE MATTERS

Editor Francis Beckett of Third Age Matters describes No More Champagne: Churchill and His Money as ‘one of the most compelling history books ever written’ in his review which appears in the magazine’s Spring 2016 edition.

Beckett writes: ‘Winston Churchill’s wartime premiership, which made him the twentieth century’s towering political figure, has left a faint aura of sanctity over the man, which fits as snugly as football boot on a dolphin. The extraordinary character revealed in this remarkable book seems to live in a different universe from the heroic figure who told his people: “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight int he fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.” …

“David Lough had a career in banking after taking a first class degree in History at Oxford, and he has been able to apply a forensic financial brain to the bank statements and other materials Churchill left behind to build up a comprehensive picture of a life lived constantly on the edge. The result is one of the most compellingly history books ever written. Each new page brings a new, stupefying revelation. ‘