Churchill's Promised Land: Zionism and Statecraft Michael Makovsky This compelling book fully explores the role that Zionism played in the political thought of Winston Churchill. Michael Makovsky traces the intellectual and diplomatic development of Churchill's positions from early in his career up through his final years as prime minister in the 1950s. Makovsky's wide-ranging and deeply researched account takes full consideration of Churchill's strategic and imperial interests, the demands of politics and statecraft, the moral impact of the Holocaust, his sentimental attachments, and his commitment to the ideals of Western Civilization. While Churchill was largely sympathetic to the Jews and to the Zionist impulse, he was not without inconsistencies in his views and policies over the years. Makovsky sets Churchill's attitudes toward Zionism within the context of his overall worldview as well as within the history of twentieth-century British diplomacy. This sympathetic but critical book further helps us understand one of the pivotal figures of the twentieth century and illuminates Middle Eastern history, Zionist history, and British political, imperial, and diplomatic history. Michael Makovsky received his doctorate in diplomatic history from Harvard University and is foreign policy director of the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington DC.