Painstaking, meticulous, and fascinating.'- America 'Lukacs has constructed a gripping narrative. Lukacs, an American professor of Hungarian birth and the author of nearly 30 works, is undoubtedly one of the wisest thinkers on the period.'-Antony Beevor, Toronto Globe & Mail 'A page-turner. The wonderful clarity of his thought led directly to the clarity of his prose. His masterpiece, Five Days in London, 1940, was immediately recognized as a modern classic. gripping story of how Churchill rallied the British at a crucial juncture.'-Michael Glitz, New York Post 'Nobody has done more than John Lukacs to turn the short history book into an art form.

He is lucid and splendidly readable, and furthermore, commands a host of dramatic characters.'-Robert Taylor, Boston Globe 'This is a readable and rigorous little volume that is put down with difficulty in the middle and with regret at the end.'-Conrad Black, Daily Telegraph 'This is as dramatic a moment in history as you are likely to get.'- Forbes Magazine ' word-of-mouth best seller (and Giuliani favorite). One of Lukacs''s impressive strengths is a gripping narrative drive. ' 'John Lukacs''s account of five dramatic days in May 1940, when Winston Churchill and his Cabinet had to decide whether to negotiate or stand alone against Hitler, is a relatively compact book, but it has the power and sweep of Shakespeare''s chronicle plays.

'Customers are raving about Five Days in London.

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