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Working with Winston reveals the man behind the statesman and as well as brings recognition to the ""hidden army"" that, like Churchill, was never off-duty.
Much has been written about Churchill, and of the world leaders and politicians with whom he interacted. But Churchill also required a vast staff to maintain the intense pace at which he worked. When he strode the world stage, the secretarial staff positions were inevitably filled by women. Women who remain unheralded. Churchill was not an easy employer. He was intimidating with never-ending demands. And yet these women were devoted to him, though there were times in his political career in which he was decidedly unpopular. These women were no ordinary secretaries. Indeed, in today's terms their titles would be much grander, as their work encompassed ultra-secret documents and decrypting and reading enemy codes. Many reflect upon their years working for him as the best years of their lives.
"Cita Stelzer has found an intimate way to reveal the secrets of this great man's life […] giving voice to the silent army the helped him to lead the nation.” SARAH BAXTER, Deputy Editor of the Sunday Times, London