In the 1930s, despite being out of office, Churchill's opposition to Hitler's regime made him a marked man. When war seemed inevitable, French Intelligence heard of a German plot to assassinate him. Immediately Winston called his former retired bodyguard Walter Thompson to protect him again.—Anonymous
With the Conservative party driven from power, Churchill enters his "wilderness years." Nevertheless, his outspoken opposition to the Nazis earns him Hitler's lasting fear and enmity. In the run up to war, Hitler's assasins attempt a preemptive strike on the English politician who harbors no illusions about Germany and would stand up to the Fuhrer.—Anonymous