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8ballrollin · 10-09-2007, 01:14 AM

A few years back I really enjoyed getting into the politics of the early part of the war. John Lukacs is my favorite in the area. Lukacs doesn't always read really well, he doesn't have a very smooth style, but the facts and subject are great.

He breaks down the events of a short time period - like a week, covering the political particulars with the future of nations at stake.

Two I’ve read…
"The Duel: The Eighty-Day Struggle Between Churchill and Hitler"

http://www.amazon.com/Duel-Eighty-Da...1891140&sr=1-6

"Five Days in London: May 1940"

"Five Days" really gets into the guts of Churchill vs. Halifax and Chamberlin. Some may think it dry, but the detailed politics of him convincing his own party to take on Germany, even alone in necessary, I find fascinating. As Lukacs describes Churchill did not win the war in 1940, but he could have lost it and didn't.

http://www.amazon.com/Five-Days-Lond...395133-2425504

10-09-2007, 01:14 AM	#11
8ballrollin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WA Posts: 1,287	A few years back I really enjoyed getting into the politics of the early part of the war. John Lukacs is my favorite in the area. Lukacs doesn't always read really well, he doesn't have a very smooth style, but the facts and subject are great. He breaks down the events of a short time period - like a week, covering the political particulars with the future of nations at stake. Two I’ve read… "The Duel: The Eighty-Day Struggle Between Churchill and Hitler" http://www.amazon.com/Duel-Eighty-Da...1891140&sr=1-6 "Five Days in London: May 1940" "Five Days" really gets into the guts of Churchill vs. Halifax and Chamberlin. Some may think it dry, but the detailed politics of him convincing his own party to take on Germany, even alone in necessary, I find fascinating. As Lukacs describes Churchill did not win the war in 1940, but he could have lost it and didn't. http://www.amazon.com/Five-Days-Lond...395133-2425504 Last edited by 8ballrollin; 10-09-2007 at 01:17 AM.