Fateful choices: ten decisions that changed the world, In a mere nineteen months, from May to December , the leaders of the world's six major powers made a series of related decisions that decided the course and outcome of World War II, cost the lives of millions and reshaped the course of human destiny from that point forward. How were these decisions made?User Interaction Count: Author Kershaw looks through a microscope at 10 key decisions that resulted in practically the whole world becoming engaged in war. The unique aspect of this book is to combine the fateful decisions made by five world leaders (and one imbecile) during the years and Other reviewers have spelled out the ten decisions so I won't repeat them/5(). Kershaw discusses 10 "fateful choices" made between May and December that "changed the world." To wit: In spring , (1) the "bulldog" Churchill convinced his cohorts in the War Cabinet (Halifax and Chamberlain) that fighting on against the Nazis was Britain's only choice. Better to go down fighting than negotiating/5.
Over the next few months their fates would be determined. In Fateful Choices Ian Kershaw re-creates the ten critical decisions taken between May , when Britain chose not to surrender, and December , when Hitler decided to destroy Europe's Jews, showing how these choices would recast the entire course of history. Ian Kershaw. Penguin, - History - pages. 7 Reviews. In a mere nineteen months, from May to December , the leaders of the world's six major powers made a series of related decisions that decided the course and outcome of World War II, cost the lives of millions, and profoundly shaped the course of human destiny from that point. Ian Kershaw's Fateful Choices- Ten Decisions that Changed the World, offers a penetrating insight into a series of momentous political decisions that shaped the course of the Second World War. The hurricane of events that marked the opening of the Second World War meant that anything could happen.
Ian Kershaw doesn’t go quite that far in “Fateful Choices,” but he does attempt to show how one of the most consequential events of the 20th century — World War II — took shape, and why. Overview. The newest immensely original undertaking from the historian who gave us the defining two-volume portrait of Hitler, Fateful Choices puts Ian Kershaw's analytical and storytelling gifts on dazzling display. From May to December , the leaders of the world's six major powers made a series of related decisions that determined the final outcome of World War II and shaped the course of human destiny. Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions that Changed the World, Fateful Choices.: Ian Kershaw. Penguin, - History - pages. 7 Reviews. In a mere nineteen months, from May to.
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