Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill as participant/historian: A transitional figure in modern historiography who bridged the gap between writing history from the perspective of a participant and a historian

The Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier War, The River War. An Account of the Re-Conquest of the Sudan, The World Crisis, and The Second World War were contributions to historiography by Winston Churchill. These histories are largely tales of war, and they are critical of the actions of British policy. More than a historical stylist, Winston Churchill was a significant figure as a historian. He did this by participating and then recording. Churchill's place in historiography today is still subject to debate. Churchill the historian achieved greatness by bridging the gap between his roles as an active participant and an accurate recorder of the past.