From nigel hamilton s acclaimed world war ii saga the astonishing story of fdr s yearlong defining battle with churchill in 1943 as the war raged in africa and italy nigel hamilton s the mantle of command drew on years of archival research and interviews to portray fdr in a tight close up as he determined allied strategy in the crucial initial phases of world war ii. 1943 was the year of allied military counteroffensives beating back the forces of the axis powers in north africa and the pacific the hinge of fate as winston churchill called it in commander in chief nigel hamilton reveals fdrs true role in this saga overruling his own joint chiefs of staff ordering american airmen on an ambush of the japanese navys admiral yamamoto facing down churchill when he attempted to abandon allied d day strategy twice this fdr is profoundly . Commander in chief fdrs battle with churchill 1943 fdr at war nigel hamilton this is the second volume of hamiltons fdr at war trilogy where he attempts to tell the story of fdrs war leadership from fdrs perspective calling into question large chunks of the conventional wisdom that assigned churchill a more dominant role in determining war strategy or at least not noting that he . Commander in chief fdrs battle with churchill 1943 by nigel hamilton 1943 was the year of allied military counteroffensives beating back the forces of the axis powers in north africa and the pacific the hinge of fate as winston churchill called it