LEADER 03613nam 2200637 450 001 9910817951703321 005 20221226222134.0 010 $a0-300-18091-8 010 $a0-585-35662-9 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300180916 035 $a(CKB)111056485435346 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24486461 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000155766 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11149560 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000155766 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10113118 035 $a(PQKB)11501952 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420913 035 $a(DE-B1597)486035 035 $a(OCoLC)47008796 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300180916 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420913 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10579312 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7021783 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7021783 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485435346 100 $a20221226d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFive days in London, May 1940 /$fJohn Lukacs 210 1$aNew Haven :$cYale University Press,$d[1999] 210 4$dİ1999 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 225 1 $aYale Nota bene 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-300-08030-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 221-227) and indexs. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tAcknowledgments --$tCHAPTER ONE: The Hinge of Fate --$tCHAPTER TWO: Friday, 24 May --$tCHAPTER THREE: Saturday, 25 May --$tCHAPTER FOUR: Sunday, 26 May --$tCHAPTER FIVE: Monday, 27 May --$tCHAPTER SIX: Tuesday, 28 May --$tCHAPTER SEVEN: Survival --$tBibliography --$tIllustration Credits --$tIndex 330 $aThe days from May 24 to May 28, 1940 altered the course of the history of this century, as the members of the British War Cabinet debated whether to negotiate with Hitler or to continue the war. The decisive importance of these five days is the focus of John Lukacs's magisterial new book. Lukacs takes us hour by hour into the critical unfolding of events at 10 Downing Street, where Churchill and the members of his cabinet were painfully considering their war responsibilities. We see how the military disasters taking place on the Continent-particularly the plight of the nearly 400,000 British soldiers bottled up in Dunkirk-affected Churchill's fragile political situation, for he had been prime minister only a fortnight and was regarded as impetuous and hotheaded even by many of his own party. Lukacs also investigates the mood of the British people, drawing on newspaper and Mass-Observation reports that show how the citizenry, though only partly informed about the dangers that faced them, nevertheless began to support Churchill's determination to stand fast. Other historians have dealt with Churchill's difficulties during this period, using the partial revelations of certain memoirs and private and public papers. But Lukacs is the first to convey the drama and importance of these days, and he does so in a compelling narrative that combines deep knowledge with high literary style. 410 0$aYale Nota bene. 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xDiplomatic history 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945 $zGreat Britain 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xDiplomatic history. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945 676 $a940.532 700 $aLukacs$b John$f1924-2019,$01175639 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817951703321 996 $aFive days in London, May 1940$93913205 997 $aUNINA