Darkest Hour: How Churchill Brought England Back from the Brink by Anthony McCarten
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Summary
From the acclaimed novelist and screenwriter of The Theory of Everything comes a revisionist look at the period immediately following Winston Churchill's ascendancy to Prime Minister-soon to be a major motion picture starring Gary Oldman.
This audiobook highlights the extraordinary qualities of Winston Churchill - his exceptional oratory skills, his brilliance as a statesman, his fearlessness, his remarkable talent, and his unwavering courage. The author admirably portrays Churchill as an outstanding crisis resolver and a highly astute and focused thinker. One cannot help but agree that Churchill truly got it right!
The author provides a thorough and detailed account of Churchill's early days as a leader during the start of World War II and the events leading up to it. It is well done. Additionally, the author includes a somewhat uncertain argument proposing that Churchill wanted to negotiate a costly peace while simultaneously inspiring the country to rescue soldiers at Dunkirk and prepare for a relentless fight for freedom. While there is some evidence that Churchill allowed Halifax to conduct a certain inquiry, there is no indication that Churchill had any expectations from it. There were no backup plans or limitations on extensive planning and execution for every aspect of total war. It is worth giving it a listen, although I remain unconvinced.
This book aims to delve into Churchill's thoughts, but accomplishes this mainly through unsupported speculation, as the author admits in the introduction. The author appears to view Gallipoli and Norway as failures, rather than as essential, calculated risks.
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