PositiveHistoryNetThroughout the narrative the author deftly weaves known interactions the prime minister had with other wartime souls ... Larson also presents the confident Churchill of familiar lore, the man who believed he was \'walking with destiny\' when objective appraisals labeled his task hopeless. Yet we also see the beleaguered leader, pensive as he admits all he has to offer the \'poor people\' of Britain is death and devastation.