Assignment: Churchill

Vintage hardback cover Assignment: Churchill is a 1955 memoir by Walter H. Thompson, a Scotland Yard detective who served as Winston Churchill's personal bodyguard for nearly 20 years, offering an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at the statesman's life, leadership during WWII, and the numerous assassination attempts he survived, many foiled by Thompson himself. The book provides a unique perspective on Churchill's character and his interactions with other world leaders, making it a valuable historical account.