The Churchills: Grand Strategies

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David Starkey argues that the ten years Winston spent working on Marlborough turned him from a politician into a statesman-prophet, and prepared him for the immense task of leading the nation against Nazi Germany. The final programme, "Grand Strategies', shows how Winston drew on the lessons of John Churchill to fight World War II. At two key moments in particular, Winston"s strategic sense averted disaster.