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Winston Churchill led an extraordinary life, but perhaps the most remarkable element in his life was how he became prime minister in 1940. Just a few years earlier he was widely seen as politically isolated and was widely ridiculed for his views. Yet in 1940, he was appointed his nation’s Prime Minister at its darkest hours and became the leader of the fight against Nazi Germany. <ref> Hastings, Max. ''Finest Years: Churchill as Warlord, 1940–45''. (London: Harper Press, 2009), p. 112.</ref> The reasons for this astounding change of political fortune was due to Churchill’s unstinting opposition to Nazi Germany and the belief realization by Parliament that he was the leader Britain needed it its most desperate hour.