#1 New York Times Bestseller The author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers an intimate chronicle of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz an inspiring portrait of courage and leadership in a time of unprecedented crisis One of [Erik Larson's] best books yet . . . perfectly timed for the moment. Time A bravura performance by one of America's greatest storytellers. Npr Named One Of The Best Books Of The Year By The New York Times Book Review Time Vogue Npr The Washington Post Chicago Tribune The Globe & Mail Fortune Bloomberg New York Post The New York Public Library Kirkus Reviews Library Reads PopMattersOn Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Adolf Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons.