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In the summer of 1940, with German U-boats patrolling the seas and German bombers marshalling on the coast of France, Britain faced its first serious threat of invasion since 1805 Many found...

The Cabinet War Rooms (now a museum called the Churchill War Rooms) – a ‘bunker’ – was where Churchill and his government were protected from the worst the German bombers could...

Churchill was always demanding of others and imposed on them his own working patterns, always at a frantic pace; his energy was astounding for a man in his sixties and he...

In June 1940, Churchill made two more trips to France to try to persuade the French to fight on But Hitler continued his advance into Paris and France surrendered on 17...

In the First World War Clementine surprised herself with her ability to organise canteens for Munitions workers on behalf of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YCMA) In the Second World War she...

Churchill was prepared to risk his own personal safety, too, in the interests of winning the war So great was Churchill’s desire to be in on the action – and to...

Only the intervention of King George VI prevented Churchill going to observe the D-Day landings on 6 June from a battle cruiser But a few days later, with battles still being...

Introduced by Richard M Langworth Churchill wrote two books about his experiences in South Africa London to Ladysmith, his first Boer War book, is a remarkable read, with startling observations for a...