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The days from May 24 to May 28, 1940, altered the course of the history of this century, as the members of the British War Cabinet debated whether to negotiate with Hitler or to continue the war. The decisive importance of these five days is the focus of John Lukacs's magisterial new... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Churchill: Add a description of this character.
- Chamberlain
- Herr Hitler
- Signor Mussolini
- Reynaud
- Roosevelt
- Andrew Roberts
- Hider
- Butler
- Pownall
- Weygand
- Kennedy
- Bastianini
- Hugh Dalton
- Winston
- Greenwood
- Lukacs
- Goering
- Horace Wilson
- Attlee
- Baldwin
- Anthony Eden
- Ironside
- Harold Nicolson
- Holland
- Petain
- Esnouf
- Gilbert
- Wodehouse
- Samuel Hoare
- George Orwell
- Rundstedt
- George Vi
- Duff Cooper
- Leopold
Setting & Locations edit
- Halifax
- France
- Britain
- Dunkirk
- Germany
- England
- London
- Europe
- Italy
- Calais
- Paris
- United States
- Belgium
- Soviet Russia
- Channel
- Rome
- Boulogne
- America
- Czechoslovakia
- Washington
- Downing Street
- The Duel
- Norway
- Austria
- Admiralty House
- Poland
- Dover
- The Holy Fox
- Soviet Union
- Moscow
First Sentence edit
The turning point.
Table of Contents edit
Preface - xi
Acknowledgments - xv
ONE - The Hinge of Fate
TWO- Friday, 24 May
THREE - Saturday, 25 May
FOUR - Sunday, 26 May
FIVE - Monday, 27 May
SIX - Tuesday, 28 May
SEVEN - Survival
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Folio Society. (edition-based publisher list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- John Lukacs (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Yale Univ Pr
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0300080301
Page Count: 256
Publisher: Yale Univ Pr
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0300080301
Page Count: 256
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: D750 .L85 1999
- Dewey: 327
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Politics › International › Diplomacy
- Books › Nonfiction › Politics › International › Relations
- Books › History › Military › World War II › Europe
- Books › History › Europe › England
- Books › History › Europe › Ireland
- Books › History › Military › Strategy
- Books › History › World
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- Folio Society: hen Churchill took over as Prime Minister in May 1940, he was not well-liked. The Conservative Party was sceptical of his powers and the country far from eager for war. Moreover, a series of spectacular reverses for Britain and successes for Hitler were about to occur. Holland had surrendered, Belgium was about to follow and France was falling. There were very real fears that the entire British Expeditionary Force might be captured. Then Churchill declared, with the full backing of the War Cabinet and the wider ministry, that Britain would fight on, alone if need be – no matter what happened in France. It was a bold move and one that, without the benefit of hindsight, was by no means obvious.
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