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Katherine Carter is a leading adviser on the legacy of Winston Churchill. Churchill’s Citadel uncovers the secret history of Churchill’s “wilderness years,” showing how his country home at Chartwell became a clandestine hub of resistance in the 1930s. Over twelve pivotal meetings with figures like Albert Einstein, T. E. Lawrence, and diplomats from Europe and beyond, Carter argues Churchill cultivated a network of ideas, connection and warning that underpinned his later leadership. As curator of Chartwell and a historian deeply versed in Churchill’s life, Carter anchors the narrative in place, atmosphere, and the weight of political urgency. The book shows that Chartwell was more than a retreat, it was a crucible for strategy, alliance and conviction as Europe veered toward war.  With rigorous scholarship and dramatic storytelling, Churchill’s Citadel reframes the 1930s not as years of sidelining but of strategic seeding for the battles ahead.