Penguin Readers is a graded reading series for English Language Teaching (ELT) markets, designed for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign or second language. It is May 1940. Western democracies are falling into Nazi hands. Britain must prepare for invasion any day. The fate of the world lies on the shoulders of one man. This is the thrilling account of how British Prime Minister Winston Churchill changed the course of history over 25 intense days during World War II. Penguin Readers is a series of the best new fiction, essential non-fiction, and popular classics written for learners of English as a foreign language. Beautifully illustrated and carefully adapted, the series introduces language learners around the world to the bestselling authors and most compelling content from Penguin Random House.