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The political career of this outstanding British statesman proceeded against the backdrop of two major events of the 20th century - the First and Second World Wars, which predetermined his fate, his whole life. Three-quarters of a century lasted the political activity of Churchill, who knew both brilliant ups and catastrophic falls. But his finest hour falls on the most difficult period in human history - the Second World War, when, having received the post of prime minister, he called on his nation to unite in the fight against Nazi Germany and became the initiator of the allied coalition - Great Britain - the USSR - the USA, which ended in a great Victory.< /p> The author of the book, François Bedarida, is a French historian, specialist in English history, founder of the Institute of Modern History. On an extensive documentary basis, he describes the biography of Churchill, attracting the reader with a clear, accessible language and an undoubted desire for objectivity of presentation.