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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.

"[A] fascinating work of historical reconstruction." -- The Wall Street Journal

"Eminent historian Lukacs delivers the crown jewel to his long and distinguished career." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A must for every World War II buff." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Superb... can be compared to such classics as Hugh Trevor-Roper's The Last Days of Hitler and Barbara Tuchman's The Guns of August." -- Harper's Magazine

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