The warrior leader who had inspired his island nation when it alone ensured the survival of Western civilization in 1940 could not foresee in December 1941 just how difficult it would be to coordinate a common strategy for defeating the Axis powers. “We had won the war.” But the conduct of war is never simple, and the waging of a coalition war is fraught with challenge. “So, we had won after all!” Churchill exulted.
Great Britain now had a powerful ally in the struggle against fascism, and ultimate victory was a certainty.
Coming after a series of bitter defeats from France to Norway to Crete, news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and America’s entry into World War II was one of the early high points of Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s leadership years.
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