British historian who wrote the 8-volume official biography of Winston Churchill, a history of the Holocaust, and The Second World War — among the most prolific and meticulously researched British historians of the 20th century.
Created the most comprehensive documentary biography of Churchill — Gilbert's 8-volume official biography with its companion document volumes constitutes the largest single-subject biography in the English language and the indispensable archive for Churchill studies.
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