![]() ![]() ![]() It was during this time that Churchill gave the stirring speeches for which he’ll always be remembered, inspiring his countrymen to fight on as they braced for an expected German invasion. ![]() It’s a good thing Erik Larson didn’t ask himself that question, or else we might not have gotten his fascinating and accessible book, “The Splendid and the Vile.” Larson, author of “The Devil in the White City,” closely examines the year from May 1940 - when Churchill took office as prime minister - to May 1941, when Adolf Hitler’s deputy Rudolf Hess made a misguided solo flight to England, hoping to single-handedly negotiate peace between Britain and Germany.ĭuring that year, Britain snatched salvation from defeat on the beaches of Dunkirk and stood alone against Hitler as the conqueror of Europe unleashed a terrifying, monthslong aerial blitz against the island, killing or wounding nearly 100,000 Britons. So what do we need with another book on Churchill and the war? And Winston Churchill, the bulldog leader of Great Britain, is the war’s most chronicled figure. World War II is surely among the most chronicled events in history. ![]()
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