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From KQED.

From KQED Public Radio in San Francisco.

This is Michael Krasny.

In his latest book, The Splendid and the Vile, author Eric Larson,

probes the extraordinary leadership of Winston Churchill during World War II as he tried to hold England together during a German bombing campaign and killed more

than 40,000 people. The book spans 12 months, beginning in May 1940, with Churchill's first day as

Prime Minister, just as Germany invaded Holland and Belgium. The best-selling author of In the Garden

of Beasts and The Devil in the White City, Larson joins us to talk about Churchill's leadership

and what lessons it holds for our current political climate. That's next after this news.

Welcome to Forum. I'm Michael Krasny. In his most recent book, The Splendid and the Vile, author Eric Larson, profiles Winston Churchill during his first year as prime minister of the United Kingdom.

Larson, a best-selling nonfiction writer whose books include Devil in the White City,

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