Hi,
I have noticed that there are several biographies of Churchill, with some of them being criticised as being Hagiographies. I have asked this question before, but didn't receive a reply hence asked again. This question has also been asked by others in the past in this sub-reddit, but there have been only 1-2 answers. Some posts recommended Roy Jenkins, others recommended Manchester, other recommended Gilbert. But, no comparative analysis was done, which spelt out the strengths and weaknesses, and biases of each biography. Of course, no biography can tell the entire truth, but some biographies can come closer to the truth than others. That is my goal. If possible, I would appreciate similar recommendations w.r.t Lee Kuan Yew. Thanks.
Forty Ways to Look at Winston Churchill by Gretchen Rubin takes an amusing shot at avoiding bias while covering every topic of his biography that is a red flag for bias. Each chapter makes one case only to have the next one argue for its opposite. There is a chapter claiming Churchill was a drunk; then, there is a chapter claiming Churchill is not a drunk. His being a visionary, or a Victorian throwback, or a humanitarian, or a racist even by his era's standards all gets an airing. Other work may be longer and more scholarly, but this is definitely worth a trip to the library.