Five Days in London
May 1940
John Lukacs
‘It is a fascinating story, well told by an accessible writer, and micro-history at its best’
Tony Simpson, NZ Listener
The days from 24 May to 28 May 1940 altered the course of the twentieth 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 book.
Reviews
‘This book is a perceptive and thrilling account of a few dramatic days that really did change history.'
Robert Wilson, Canberra Times
‘Unconventionally, yet with terrific strength, John Lukacs rebuilds the five haunted days when the Nazis were 'never closer to victory’ and the West came perilously close to annihilation.'
Tony Maniaty, The Australian
» All reviews for this title‘A compelling case for canonising Winston Churchill. This remarkably readable and informative account, both scholarly and accessible, is finally available in paperback thanks to Scribe.’
Chris Boyd, The Big Issue