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1942: Churchill’s darkest hour
Taylor Downing chronicles the events of the year 1942, which he contends was Britain’s lowest moment in the Second World War

- Rob Attar
Published: March 29, 2022 at 11:48 AM
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Historian Taylor Downing chronicles the events of the year 1942, which he contends was Britain’s lowest moment in the Second World War. Speaking to Rob Attar, he revisits some of the disasters that befell the country that year and highlights the crucial victory that transformed Winston Churchill’s fortunes.
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Taylor Downing is the author of 1942: Britain at the Brink (Little Brown, 2022)
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Rob AttarHead of content and editor of HistoryExtra magazine
Rob Attar is head of content and editor of HistoryExtra magazine
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