The Resource Six minutes in May : how Churchill unexpectedly became prime minister, Nicholas Shakespeare
Six minutes in May : how Churchill unexpectedly became prime minister, Nicholas Shakespeare
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- Summary
- "London, early May 1940: Britain is on the brink of war and Neville Chamberlain's government is about to fall. It is hard for us to imagine the Second World War without Winston Churchill taking over at the helm, but in Six Monutes in May Nicholas Shakespeare shows how easily events could have gone in a different direction. The first land battle of the war was fought in the far north, in Norway. It went disastrously for the Allies and many blamed Churchill. Yet weeks later he would rise to the most powerful post in the country, overtaking Chamberlain and the favourite to succeed him, Lord Halifax. It took just six minutes for MPs to cast the votes that brought down Chamberlain. Shakespeare shows us both the dramatic action on the battlefield in Norway and the machinations and personal relationships in Westminster that led up to this crucial point. Uncovering fascinating new research and delving deep into the backgrounds of the key players, he has given us a new perspective on this critical moment in our history."--Publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Six minutes in May : how Churchill unexpectedly became prime minister
- Title
- Six minutes in May
- Title remainder
- how Churchill unexpectedly became prime minister
- Statement of responsibility
- Nicholas Shakespeare
- Title variation
- 6 minutes in May
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "London, early May 1940: Britain is on the brink of war and Neville Chamberlain's government is about to fall. It is hard for us to imagine the Second World War without Winston Churchill taking over at the helm, but in Six Monutes in May Nicholas Shakespeare shows how easily events could have gone in a different direction. The first land battle of the war was fought in the far north, in Norway. It went disastrously for the Allies and many blamed Churchill. Yet weeks later he would rise to the most powerful post in the country, overtaking Chamberlain and the favourite to succeed him, Lord Halifax. It took just six minutes for MPs to cast the votes that brought down Chamberlain. Shakespeare shows us both the dramatic action on the battlefield in Norway and the machinations and personal relationships in Westminster that led up to this crucial point. Uncovering fascinating new research and delving deep into the backgrounds of the key players, he has given us a new perspective on this critical moment in our history."--Publisher description
- Cataloging source
- NLE
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1957-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Shakespeare, Nicholas
- Dewey number
- 941.084
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Churchill, Winston
- Prime ministers
- World War, 1939-1945
- Great Britain
- Label
- Six minutes in May : how Churchill unexpectedly became prime minister, Nicholas Shakespeare
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- still image
- cartographic image
- text
- Content type code
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- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000060991668
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 1 volume
- Isbn
- 9781846559723
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 60002212568
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1004974117
- Label
- Six minutes in May : how Churchill unexpectedly became prime minister, Nicholas Shakespeare
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- still image
- cartographic image
- text
- Content type code
-
- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000060991668
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 1 volume
- Isbn
- 9781846559723
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 60002212568
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1004974117
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