In 1943, Winston Churchill wanted an invasion of Europe to defeat the Nazis, but the Americans weren’t ready. They were ready one year later. And when the Germans on the French beaches saw thousands of ships coming through the mist one morning, they knew Franklin Roosevelt, the American president, had been right to wait. Now the allies were at full strength and aiming for victory. Timing saved civilization. It’s like that in life sometimes, isn’t it? For all of u...