Publisher's Synopsis
The book explores seven pivotal people in world events which helped form our democracy, including:
A handful of Greek soldiers and their naval commanders in a life-or-death confrontation with the Persians in 480 BC.
A small band of Frankish soldiers who stood against the conquering armies of Islam more than 1,300 years ago.
The people of Great Britain who refused to surrender to the overwhelming power of Hitler's Third Reich.