Book Review: 2020’s ‘The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz’

Book Review: 2020’s ‘The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz’
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill observes British soldiers operating an anti-aircraft gun during the Blitz, London, England. Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Anita L. Sherman
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Dec. 7, 1941, marks the date when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, ushering the United States into World War II.

As much as this date is cemented in the World War II history of the United States and, hopefully, in the minds and hearts of most Americans, bestselling author Erik Larson takes readers on a compelling inside look at the political drama focused on a critical period in Great Britain’s history leading up to America’s entry into the conflict, in his “The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz.”

Anita L. Sherman
Anita L. Sherman
Author
Anita L. Sherman is an award-winning journalist who has more than 20 years of experience as a writer and editor for local papers and regional publications in Virginia. She now works as a freelance writer and is working on her first novel. She is the mother of three grown children and grandmother to four, and she resides in Warrenton, Va. She can be reached at [email protected]
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