Churchill's Vigil in the Darkest Hour

In the spring of 1940, Winston Churchill assumed leadership of Britain at what many believed was the end of civilization itself. France was falling. The Luftwaffe darkened the skies. Nazi forces swept across Europe with terrifying speed, and every headline screamed catastrophe. Seasoned diplomats whispered that surrender was the only rational option. But Churchill refused to cower. Night after night, while bombs rained on London, he climbed to the rooftop of the Admiralty building and watched the fires burn across the city.…