Six Minutes in May: How Churchill Unexpectedly Became Prime Minister by Shakespeare, Nicholas

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London: Harvill Secker; Penguin Random House UK, 2017. xviii, 508 pages, illustrations, map, portraits; 24 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Lower right corners lightly bumped. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. "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… Read More

Harvill Secker, 2017. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st printing 2017 with full number line. Firmly bound and seems unread. The book is in excellent clean condition. No inscription or ownership markings. No torn, loose or missing pages. The unclipped jacket is also in VG clean condition with just a little wear at one corner but no tears or loss. .

Harvill Secker, 2017. , first impression,. /Dust Jacket Included. 2017. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1846559723 Signed by Author(s) 1st edition, hardback, large 8vo, xviii,508pp, illustrated, text clean and tight, signed by the author on title page, inscribed 'to Robin', Very Good / Very Good dustwrapper (not price-clipped). ISBN: 1846559723 .

London: Harvill Secker, 2017. An As New unmarked copy with an As New dustjacket which is not price clipped. viii + 508 pages. 35 illustrations. Norway campaign map. Endpapers Neville Chamberlain speaking in the Norway debate, 7 Mayj 1940. London, early May 1940: Britain is under threat of invasion 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 the helm, but in this book the author shows how easily events could have gone in a diferent direction. Britain's 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. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY BOOK OF 0.97 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL… Read More

London England: Harvill Secker. Fine/Near Fine. 2017. Reprint. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 9781846559723 Hardback Hardcover. Six Minutes in May. How Churchill Unexpectedly Became Prime Minister. Contents: Map. List of Illustrations. Dramatic Personae on 7 May 1940. Prologue. Six Minutes in May. The Campaign. The Weekend Before. The Debate. The Aftermath. Epilogues. Appendix. Notes and Sources. Bibliography. Acknowledgements. Index. Illustrated. 508 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.) .

London England: Harvill Secker. Fine/Near Fine. 2017. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 9781846559723 Hardback Hardcover. Six Minutes in May. How Churchill Unexpectedly Became Prime Minister. Contents: Map. List of Illustrations. Dramatic Personae on 7 May 1940. Prologue. Six Minutes in May. The Campaign. The Weekend Before. The Debate. The Aftermath. Epilogues. Appendix. Notes and Sources. Bibliography. Acknowledgements. Index. Illustrated. 508 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.) .