01646cam a2200337 i 4500 1855871363 TxAuBib 20180404120000.0 180404s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062749529 0062749528 eng RDA TxAuBib rda McCarten, Anthony, author. The darkest hour : how Churchill brought England back from the brink / Anthony McCarten. First edition. New York : Harper, 2017. xii, 316 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Incldues bibliographical references and index. A house divided -- The social wastrel -- A leader falls -- The holy fox -- The great "dictator" -- Blood, toil, tears and sweat -- The worsening situation -- Fear, doubts and pressures from within -- Cabinet crisis and leadership -- "Fight on the beaches" -- Epilogue: If the truth be told. Presents an account of the period immediately following Winston Churchill's ascendancy to Prime Minister and how he met the challenges of the Blitzkrieg. 20180404. CPDC522. Churchill, Winston 1874-1965. Prime ministers Great Britain Biography. World War, 1939-1945 England. Great Britain History 1936-1945. Great Britain Politics and government 1936-1945.