Five Days in London, May 1940

Why read it

• You will weigh the author's argument that Hitler was never closer to victory than during those five days
• You will learn why the Battle of Britain, though important, would not by itself have decided the war
• You will see that Churchill's position within the War Cabinet was much harder than most people have thought

Who it is for

• History reader fascinated by Churchill and Dunkirk
• Student asking what could have gone differently early in the war
• Anyone who likes what if history with real evidence

Contents

1. Preface
2. CHAPTER ONE The Hinge of Fate
3. CHAPTER TWO Friday, 24 May
4. CHAPTER THREE Saturday, 25 May
5. CHAPTER FOUR Sunday, 26 May
6. CHAPTER FIVE Monday, 27 May
7. CHAPTER SIX Tuesday, 28 May
8. CHAPTER SEVEN Survival

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