Six Minutes in May : How Churchill Unexpectedly Became Prime Minister

Resumen del libro

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. 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.

Biografía del autor

Nicholas Shakespeare nació en 1957.Hijo de un diplomático, pasó buena partede su juventud en el Extremo Oriente ySudamérica. Se ha desempeñado comoperiodista para la BBC y como editorliterario en The Times, The Daily Telegraph,y The Sunday Telegraph. Entreotras, Pasos de baile, elegida en 1997como la mejor novela del año y trasladadaal cine en 2001 por John Malkovich. En1993, fue elegido uno de los nuevostalentos literarios de Reino Unido por larevista Granta y, desde 1999, es miembrode la Royal Society of Literature.