Ever the adventurer, Churchill sits in the the copilot’s seat of the Boeing 314 flying boat Berwick in January 1942. Liking to be in the thick of it, Churchill was firmly at the helm of the British war effort. He refused to delegate any of his duties to his staff and, while he never overruled his military advisers, he gave his opinions freely and often. “We are all worms,” he said early in his six decades-long career—even then convinced of his ability to lead. “But I do believe I am a glow-worm.” (AP Photo)