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In May 1940, with France on the verge of defeat, Britain together stood in the road of the Nazi military juggernaut. Survival seemed to hinge on the control of Winston Churchill, whom the king reluctantly appointed best minister as Germany invaded France. Churchill's reputation among the great 20th-century leaders would be forged through the coming a few months and years as he proved helpful tirelessly first to rally his country and then to defeat Hitler. But Churchill - regarded as the savior of his region and of the whole continent - could not did it together. As prizewinning historian Jonathan Schneer discloses in Ministers at Conflict, Churchill depended on a team of powerful ministers to manage the war work as he rallied a beleaguered region. Selecting men from across the political range - from fellow conventional Anthony Eden to leader of the opposing socialist Labor Get together Clement Attlee - Churchill built a war cupboard that well-balanced competing pursuits and bolstered support for his nationwide coalition government. The group possessed a powerful blend of talent, ambition, and egotism. Led and urged by Churchill, the ministers largely reserve their differences - at least at first. As the conflict progressed, discord began to grow. It reached a top in 1945. With victory seemingly reassured, Churchill was obligated by his minsters at conflict to dissolve the government and call an over-all election, which, in a shocking upset, he lost to his rival, Attlee. Authoritatively recasting our understanding of British high politics during World Conflict II, Schneer shows that Churchill maintained the war work by handling his team of supremely able yet contentious cupboard members. The results of the conflict lay not only in Churchill's specific brilliance but also in his skill as an executive and in the collective capability of men who muted their personal pursuits to save the globe from barbarism.
