Running a gauntlet of U-boats in the North Atlantic, Churchill and Walter set sail for American in an unescorted ship to plot Allied strategy with Franklin Roosevelt. Disaster comes closest, however, as the Prime Minister prepares to board a flying boat for the trip home and a crazed gunman lurks nearby.—Anonymous
The entry of the US into WW II meant a huge increase in responsibility for Churchill's bodyguard Walter Thompson. For three and a half years they were to travel almost 200,000 miles attending high-level conferences. Very soon, Winston was to come within seconds of assassination by a lone gunman.—Anonymous