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Erik Larson: The Splendid and the Vile (Paperback, 2022, Crown Publishing Group)

On Winston Churchill’s first day as prime minister, Adolf Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland …

Doesn't play to Larson's strengths

Churchill and the Blitz, with source material from many ancillary characters who might have been more fascinating as the focus, which is tightly on Churchill's movements in his first year as PM. Necessarily selective while trying to add color and context from family, secretaries, and Germans, this doesn't tie up well for me but is nonetheless well written and researched.