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The best leader of WW2

LAURENCE REES: And the single best leader?

JULIET GARDINER: I think actually I have to say in the short term Churchill was the best leader. In 1940 he was for a short time undoubtedly the best leader. It’s hard to think how in that very short term you could find anybody else at that point.

Dr Juliet Gardiner

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The best leader of WW2

Dr Juliet Gardiner

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