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In the days between May 24th and 28th, 1940, the British War Cabinet held a historical debate over whether to negotiate with Hitler or to continue the war. In this magisterial work, John Lukacs demonstrates the decisive importance of those five days. Lukacs takes us hour by hour into the critical unfolding of events at 10 Downing Street, where Churchill, who had only been prime minister for a fortnight, painfully considered his war responsibilities.

No one is prepared for disaster. No one knows how they’ll react in a plane crash, an earthquake or when a lone gunman decides to open fire. On Mayday we tell you about the people who had to find out. Hosted by me Maya Nalani and Luke Welland. A production by Qast. Follow us on social media! Facebook group: The Mayday Podcast Community Instagram: mayday.us.podcast Tiktok: maydaypodcast X: maydaypodcastUS YouTube: mayday-podcast Questions, feedback or ideas for future episodes? Send us an email at hjalmar.wilen@qast.media and we'll reply as soon as we can.

Revealing the dark truth that aviation safety improves one crash at a time, Mayday: Air Disaster investigates legendary aviation disasters to find out what went wrong and why.Based on cockpit voice recorders, accident reports, and eyewitness accounts, every episode also features interviews, gripping reenactments, and state-of-the-art CGI. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever wondered about the lives of the geniuses behind your favorite poems? Take a step back in time and delve into the daily lives of renowned poets such as John Milton, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Walt Whitman, Lord Byron, Keats, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. This series offers intimate glimpses into their lives, exploring their likes, dislikes, backgrounds, and unique quirks. Engage with their most celebrated works and gain insights into their relatable human foibles alongside their artistic brilliance. Even if youre a casual lover of poetry, these succinct biographies coupled with some of ...

In late April 1902, Mount Pelee, a volcano on the Caribbean island Martinique, began to wake up. It emitted clouds of ash and smoke for two weeks until violently erupting on May 8. Over 30,000 residents of St. Pierre were killed; they burned to death under rivers of hot lava and suffocated under pounds of hot ash. Only three people managed to survive: a prisoner trapped in a dungeon-like jail cell, a man on the outskirts of town, and a young girl found floating unconscious in a boat days later.

In May 1940, the course of history hung in the balance for five long days while Churchill’s War Cabinet debated whether to negotiate with Hitler or continue opposition. In this compelling narrative, scholar and renowned author John Lukacs draws on memoirs and papers to convey the drama of those troubled times. Prime Minister Winston Churchill, regarded by many to be hotheaded, has only been in office for a fortnight when a quarter of a million British solders become trapped by the Germans at Dunkirk.