Five days in London, May 1940
Distinguished historian John Lukacs presents an hour-by-hour account of the five days from 24th to 28th May 1940, as the British War Cabinet debated whether to negotiate with Hitler or to continue the war.
Main Author: | Lukacs, John, 1924- |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New Haven ; London :
Yale University Press,
2001.
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Series: |
Yale Nota bene.
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Subjects: |
Summary: |
Distinguished historian John Lukacs presents an hour-by-hour account of the five days from 24th to 28th May 1940, as the British War Cabinet debated whether to negotiate with Hitler or to continue the war. |
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Physical Description: |
xvi, 236 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: |
0300084668 9780300084665 |
Author Notes: |
He was hired as a part-time lecturer in history at Columbia University to accommodate an influx of returning veterans. In 1947, he was hired by Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia to teach full time. He taught there for 47 years, retiring in 1994. He wrote numerous books including The Last European War; Confessions of an Original Sinner; The Duel: The Eighty-Day Struggle Between Churchill and Hitler; The Hitler of History; A Student's Guide to the Study of History; Churchill: Visionary. Statesman. Historian.; At the End of an Age; George Kennan: A Study of Character; and A Short History of the Twentieth Century. He died from heart failure on May 6, 2019 at the age of 95. (Bowker Author Biography) |