A One Day War

by Michael Laurence

A One Day War is the story of Winston Churchill's desperate attempt to thwart the world's deadliest conflict by assassinating the world's deadliest Man. In effect, Churchill declares a one-day war on Hitler. But an unexpected intervention came from an unlikely source. An intervention that may save Hitler and bring total war... ________________________________________ In 1938, Adolf Hitler was at the peak of his powers. He ruled Germany with an iron-fist, and had won a series of bloodless victories over the Western democracies, who were weakened by internal dissension, calls for disarmament, and the disastrous policy of "Appeasement." The plight of Winston Churchill could not have been more different. By 1938, Churchill languished powerlessly in the British political wilderness, disliked and distrusted by both major political parties, a washed-up relic of another age, according to the establishment. At age sixty-three, Churchill's career seemed over. But events were moving fast. Churchill could not sit idly by as Hitler crushed Europe under his boot. Employing all his resources, Churchill finds a man who may have a reason -- and an opportunity -- to kill the Fuhrer.... The assassin is not a trained killer, but rather an ordinary man compelled to take up arms to protect his young family and save his beloved country. He will do anything, even if he knows it will cost him his life.

310 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 1, 2017

Reviews

[Ben · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full disclosure, I'm friends with the author. Nevertheless, this is a very enjoyable novel that creates its best, most nuanced character in Churchill, the mildly disgraced Conservative who won't stand idly by while his country appeases a monster. While fictional, most of the book could have actually happened, and Laurence writes with an attention to detail that fellow history buffs will appreciate.

[Don Heiman · Rating 5 out of 5]

The 2017 Michael Laurence book, "A One Day War" is a spellbinding historic fiction about World War 2 espionage and assassination events. I especially like the author's postscript discussion about his historic and non historic character portrayals and storylines. (P)

[Ellen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It has captured characters such as Churchill, Hitler and Stalin with realistic descriptions and motives. I learned a great deal about WWII and how the war began, and more importantly, could have been avoided all together.