How Churchill took control in Britain’s darkest hour
Early May 1940: The first land battle of the war was fought in Norway. It went disastrously for the Allies and many blamed Winston Churchill. Yet weeks later he would rise to the most powerful post in the country, overtaking Chamberlain and the favourite to succeed him, Lord Halifax. Nicholas Shakespeare shows us both the dramatic action on the battlefield in Norway and the machinations and personal relationships in Westminster that led up to this crucial point.