The Duel: Hitler Vs Churchill. 10 May - 31 July 1940

The Duel: Hitler Vs Churchill. 10 May - 31 July 1940

by JohnLukacs (Author)

Synopsis

One is poised on the edge of victory, the other threatened by invasion and defeat...yet holding on, his own life in the balance and also that of the free world. In his reconstruction of the 80 days from May 10 to July 31, 1940, the author shows just how close England came to losing the war. He paints Churchill as resolute, threatened from within and without, yet unshakably determined. And Hitler flushed with victory, yet fatally undecided about how to close with Britain. An unforgettable portrait of the mortal duel between two men and the titanic personalities involved. - Book of the Month Editorial Review Board Lukacs's is a rigorous intelligence making strong arguments in clear language...I wish other writers on the right would ponder Mr. Lukacs's insight. Daniel Yergin, New York Times Book Review 'An outstanding historian.' David Pryce-Jones, Financial Times

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: New
Publisher: Orion
Published: 04 May 2000

ISBN 10: 1842121618
ISBN 13: 9781842121610
Book Overview: To be a documentary film on Channel 4 in June 2000 'A superlative historian.' Andrew Wheatcroft, Sunday Times 'One of the most original and profound of contemporary thinkers.' Paul Fussell The Hitler of History to be published in June 2000

Author Bio
Born 1924, Budapest. Educated at Cambridge and Budapestr Universities. Lukacs has taught at Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, Pa.; Columbia University; University of Pennsylvania; Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies; Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; University of Toulouse. John Lukacs's renowned histories/memoirs of the years of World War II and the decades since that conflict have earned him the title 'philosophical historian' among reviewers of his works.