First published 2012
Winston Churchill takes the helm as Prime Minister just as Britain faces Nazi Germany's crushing force. His small island nation fights alone while Hitler's war machine dominates Europe. Churchill must rally his military, secure American support from a reluctant FDR, and embody the refusal to surrender that will define the Allied cause. Authors William Manchester and Paul Reid reveal a leader of fierce determination and brilliant tactical mind who transforms not only Britain's war effort but adapts to the global power shift from the British Empire to America. This twenty year project captures Churchill's complex character as both inspired leader and deeply flawed human being during the most critical period of the twentieth century.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, biography-memoir, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: flawed-hero, inspired-leader
Setting: Britain, Europe, United States
Period: 20th Century
1182 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown & Company