Five days in London, May 1940
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A "gripping [and] splendidly readable" portrait of the battle within the British War Cabinet-and Churchill's eventual victory-as Hitler's shadow loomed (The Boston Globe). From May 24 to May 28, 1940, members of Britain's War Cabinet debated whether to negotiate with Hitler or to continue what became known as the Second World War. In this magisterial work, John Lukacs takes us hour by hour into the critical events at 10 Downing Street, where Winston Churchill and his cabinet painfully considered their responsibilities. With the unfolding of the disaster at Dunkirk, and Churchill being in office for just two weeks and treated with derision by many, he did not have an easy time making his case-but the people of Britain were increasingly on his side, and he would prevail. This compelling narrative, a Washington Post bestseller, is the first to convey the drama and world-changing importance of those days.
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Subjects
Churchill, Winston
Churchill, Winston, -- 1874-1965 -- Military leadership
Diplomatic history
Electronic books
Europe
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945
Halifax, Edward Frederick Lindley Wood
Halifax, Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, -- Earl of, -- 1881-1959
History
Military leadership
Politics and government
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain
Churchill, Winston, -- 1874-1965 -- Military leadership
Diplomatic history
Electronic books
Europe
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945
Halifax, Edward Frederick Lindley Wood
Halifax, Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, -- Earl of, -- 1881-1959
History
Military leadership
Politics and government
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain
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Electronic books
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History
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain
Electronic books
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945
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History
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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History
Military leadership
Politics and government
World War, 1939-1945
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