Troops with assault riffles and tanks fired at demonstrators trying to block the military advance towards Tienanmen square.
Some 70 years ago, Hitler's Wehrmacht was chalking up one victory after the next, but then Winston Churchill stood up to the dictator. Their duel decided World War II. The former British prime minister has been viewed as one of the shining lights of the 20th century ever since. Is the reputation justified?
He rejected the suggestion of dividing Germany into several smaller states and arresting and executing anyone accused of guerrilla crimes, without the right to a trial.
