Module Components

• Overview
• Assignments

Topics

• Introduction to Winston Churchill
• Churchill’s Pivotal Moments
• Churchill’s Finest Moment
• Leadership Lessons from the “Darkest Hour”

NURS 696 - Leadership Analysis: A Cinematic Approach

Module 2: Darkest Hour

Churchill’s Finest Moment

When Winston Churchill walked into the House of Commons on June 4, 1940, he had much to discuss. The Allies had just pulled off the “Miracle of Dunkirk” rescuing some 338,000 troops from a dire situation in France. But this victory was a hollow one. The soldiers were only saved thanks to a curious halt order from the German command, and the Nazis were just days away from entering Paris. Churchill knew he had to prepare his people for the possible fall of France. He also knew he had to send a message to a reluctant ally across the pond (United States).

We Will Fight on the Beaches…