Late in his life, Winston Churchill (1874–1965) was often asked which year of his long and distinguished career he would like to relive. Every time, he immediately answered 1940, for as he said on ...

In July 1940, Winston Churchill made one of the most controversial decisions of the Second World War. Fearing that France's ...

It was Winston Churchill who, upon becoming prime minister in May 1940, fortified the British people against the German assault. Churchill’s role has become the stuff of legend. Less well understood ...

100 days in 1940, World War II: Winston Churchill, blitzkrieg and the "Finest Hour". On the May 10th 1940, Winston Churchill became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom — and Germany launched its ...

When Winston Churchill in 1940 promised the British people “nothing but blood, toil, tears and sweat,” he was as much the voice of Britain as was the roar of Spitfires over the chalk cliffs of Dover.

Gary Oldman’s Oscar-nominated portrayal of Winston Churchill in “Darkest Hour” has kindled a re-examination of the British prime minister’s leadership during the early days of World War II. One fact ...

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Reporting from LONDON — Commemorating the 50th anniversary of one politician’s death — and extending the recognition to a whole year, across an entire nation — might seem excessive. Unless that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's true that Churchill wasn't the obvious choice for Prime Minister in 1940—and here's the real history behind the movie Darkest ...