Reviews
Magnificent. This is a meticulously researched history, but it is also a very moving human story
The Herald, Books of the Year
[Reid] does well to remind us how difficult relations with the United States were. The myth of the "Special Relationship" that Churchill invented and that so many of his admirers on both sides of the Atlantic continue to propagate is briskly demolished
Times Literary Supplement
Recommended to all students of the high strategy of the Second World War without reservation
The British Army Review
combines meticulous research with a well written narrative to tell the moving and powerful story of how the great war leader had to face and survive “friendly fire” to forge victory … excellent book … highly recommended
Toy Solder & Model Figure
About the Book
In 1940, after Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain, it could be seen that immediate and ignominious defeat by Nazi Germany had been averted. But victory seemed improbable. Relations with those whom Churchill had to work with against the Nazi threat were far from easy.
He had to battle with his generals, Tory backbenchers and the War Cabinet, de Gaulle and the Free French, and - above all - the Americans.
Walter Reid, bestselling author of Douglas Haig, Architect of Victory, reveals how much time and energy Churchill devoted to fighting the war that was excluded from the official accounts: the war with his allies.
'Recommended to all students of the high strategy of the Second World War without reservation' - The British Army Review
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