Churchill watching an attack on a German-held ridge in Italy by 8th Army troops, with General Sir Harold Alexander, Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean forces, 26 August 1944 copyright: IWM (NA...

Churchill uses a telescope to watch an assault against enemy positions north of Florence, Italy, from an observation post, 20 August 1944 copyright: IWM (NA 17912)...

A British fishing trawler rescuing Allied troops during the evacuation of Dunkirk (a screenshot from the 1943 United States Army film, Divide and Conquer (Why we Fight on) directed by Frank...

The Battle of Mers-el-Kebir (‘Operation Catapult’); a battleship – either the ‘Dunkerque’ or the ‘Strasbourg’ – coming under fire during Operation Catapult...

Bread was subsidized but in 1917, British people were told to eat 25% less copyright: IWM...

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Churchill at the controls of a Boeing 314 flying boat during the Second World War...

Here is the final page of his speaking notes for the ‘Finest Hour’, which he used when he made his speech and broadcast on 18 June You’ll see that it is...

Churchill, wearing the uniform of a full Colonel of the 4th Queen’s Own Hussars, visits his old regiment in Cairo on 5 December 1943, with his daughter Sarah and Lieutenant General...