Six minutes in May : how Churchill unexpectedly became Prime Minister

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Label

Six minutes in May : how Churchill unexpectedly became Prime Minister

Title remainder

how Churchill unexpectedly became Prime Minister

Statement of responsibility

Nicholas Shakespeare

Creator

• Shakespeare, Nicholas, 1957-

Author

• Shakespeare, Nicholas, 1957-

Subject

• Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
• Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain

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 Minutes in May, Nicholas Shakespeare shows how easily events could have gone in a different direction. Despite the disastrous first land battle in Norway that many blamed on Churchill, 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

Biography type

contains biographical information

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps
• portraits

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult