Did prayer save England?

Although there's room here for wishful thinking and self-deception, it's a striking window into what British Christians were thinking and praying on the eve of what appeared to be the unstoppable German advance. We know how the story ended–they didn't. The dramatic irony is intense, because they don't know the outcome. For them there's the agonizing suspense:

http://www.inspirationalchristians.org/rees-howells-intercessor/chapter-34-intercession-for-dunkirk/

I wouldn't put so much emphasis on one man. Many British Christians were in prayer.