Early Praise for Mirrors of Greatness: 'A highly imaginative and thought-provoking way of exploring the personality of a man who, like him or loathe him, left an indelible mark on our age' Adam Zamoyski 'Winston Churchill was unique--but that does not mean that he was alone. David Reynolds' insightful work illuminates much about those towering figures who shaped not only the politics of the first half of the twentieth century, but also helped form the man who was, in the end, the greatest of them all' Eliot A. Cohen, author of The Hollow Crown 'Erudite. Authoritative. Compellingly written, and with pace and verve. Reynolds reveals much that is new in a gripping narrative history of the Great Man, one that will have you turning the pages into the early hours. It certainly did me. Like all good books, I shall return to this again and again' Damien Lewis Praise for Island Stories: 'Concise, elegant and lucid .

A very useful primer on the delusions of an English mentality' Guardian 'Splendid. a clear, well­written and highly stimulating account of the flaws in our understanding of Britain's past that bedevilled the great debate over the country's relations with the EU and helped produce the result it did. We could have done with it two or three years ago. But then real history, based on extensive reading, research and the wisdom of a true historian, takes a while to write' Literary Review 'Incisive . Reynolds provides a useful summary of the scholarship that has examined the relationship between the four nations in the British Isles . Reynolds is at his best when the narrative of Europe as antagonist is concerned . On the basis of Reynolds' compelling account, Britain's future outside the EU ought to begin with an honest assessment of its past' Financial Times.