The carriage held but just ourselves, and Immortality (book report)

I read Five Days in London, which examines five days in May, 1940, when England made several fateful decisions about whether or not to stay in WWII. Obviously, it examined Dunkirk and other significant events during this period of time, yet what I found most interesting was its in-depth analysis of the personalities of Winston Churchill and other members of the British war cabinet. This focus on an unconventional method (at least in my experience) of studying history made a lot of sense to me... Likewise, the small time period examined was something I had never encountered before, and yet it contributed greatly to my understanding of history.