Churchill’s real Darkest Hour long before WWII ‘forgotten and airbrushed from history’ | Films | Entertainment
Back in 2018, Gary Oldman won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour.
The World War II film depicted his rise to become Prime Minister as Allied troops evacuated France and Hitler considered invading the British Isles.
However, a historian claims that although this 1940-1 period was Britain’s Darkest Hour, it certainly wasn’t Churchill’s.
Philip Kay-Bujak exclusively tells Express.co.uk that another incident over 20 years prior “has all been very…