Synopsis: He was an uninspired student who won the Nobel Prize for literature. He failed military school examinations twice--and then became Lord of the Admiralty. A disastrous decision during World War I threatened to ruin his political career, yet he was named Prime Minister of Britain in 1940. The three programs in this multi-faceted collection explore Winston Churchill's extraordinary life and monumental legacy. Churchill and the Cabinet War Rooms recreates the secret meetings where he orchestrated British strategy during World War II. And FDR: The War Years offers an intimate glimpse of Churchill's relationship with his most important ally. THE HISTORY CHANNEL PRESENTS: WINSTON CHURCHILL is the ultimate portrait of the 20th century's greatest statesman.