Nicholas Shakespeare: Six Minutes in May
Nicholas Shakespeare discusses Six Minutes in May: How Churchill Unexpectedly Became Prime Minister, with James Naughtie and readers.
James Naughtie and readers quiz Nicholas Shakespeare about his book, Six Minutes In May: How Churchill Unexpectedly Became Prime Minister. It chronicles the dramatic political and military events of 1940 which led to the momentous Norway Debate and Chamberlain鈥檚 resignation.
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