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Simon & Schuster, September 2009
Hardcover, 528 pages
ISBN-10: 143913233X
ISBN-13: 9781439132333
Description
On September 30, 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain flew back to London from his meeting in Munich with German Chancellor Adolf Hitler. As he disembarked from the aircraft, he held aloft a piece of paper, which contained the promise that Britain and Germany would never go to war with one another again. He had returned bringing “Peace with honour—Peace for our time.” Drawing on a wealth of archival material, acclaimed historian David Faber delivers a sweeping reassessment of the extraordinary events of 1938, tracing the key incidents leading up to the Munich Conference and its immediate aftermath: Lord Halifax’s ill-fated meeting with Hitler; Chamberlain’s secret discussions with Mussolini; and the Berlin scandal that rocked Hitler’s regime. He takes us to Vienna, to the Sudentenland, and to Prague. In Berlin, we witness Hitler inexorably preparing for war, even in the face of opposition from his own generals; in London, we watch as Chamberlain makes one supreme effort after another to appease Hitler. Resonating with an insider’s feel for the political infighting Faber uncovers, Munich, 1938 transports us to the war rooms and bunkers, revealing the covert negotiations and scandals upon which the world’s fate would rest. It is modern history writing at its best.
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Browse Inside Munich, 1938"With an encyclopedic grasp of the diplomatic issues at hand, David Faber has written the most thoughtful and well-researched study of the Munich Conference ever written. All the key historical players are brought to life: Hitler, Chamberlain, Lord Halifax, and Mussolini, in particular. Faber's analysis of appeasement is nothing short of brilliant."
-- Douglas Brinkley, author of The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America
"Using archives, diaries and memoirs, David Faber has meticulously reconstructed one of the momentous events of the twentieth century. Moreover, he manages to tell the story of the Munich conference in a manner that grips the reader even though the outcome is a well-known tragedy."
-- Joseph S. Nye, Jr., University Distinguished Service Professor, Harvard University, and author of The Powers to Lead
"David Faber offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at how Hitler outwitted the smug and curiously naïve Chamberlain to win control of much of Czechoslovakia and start down the road to war. Dramatic, exciting, and at times almost unbearably poignant, Munich, 1938 puts a human face to a key turning point in history and makes it come alive."
-- Lynne Olson, author of Troublesome Young Men
Huffington Post, October 6, 2011
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Talk Radio 860 AM WGUL, August 31, 2011
...for me, may provide some guidance in the upcoming tumultuous and probably consequential year. The first book was "Munich, 1938" by David Faber (grandson of former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan), by far the most authoritative book ...
Creators.com, January 6, 2010
...for me, may provide some guidance in the upcoming tumultuous and probably consequential year. The first book was 'Munich, 1938' by David Faber (grandson of former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan), by far the most authoritative book ...
Star Ledger, December 27, 2009
...a faraway country' was an act of appeasement and 'a disaster for the world.' On the other hand, David Faber, who is the grandson of former British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, considers the meeting in Munich on Sept. 29 of such ...
Monroe News Star, November 15, 2009
...is by way of informing readers that a great new book is just out on the subject, entitled 'Munich, 1938, Appeasement and World War II,' by eminent historian David Faber. There have been more than 200 books written on Munich, but Faber's ...
Richmond Times Dispatch, November 1, 2009
...MUNICH, 1938: APPEASEMENT AND WORLD WAR II David Faber 520 pages, Simon & Schuster, $30 BILL MILLSAPS SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT ยป 0 Comments| Post a Comment NONFICTION For students of 20th-century history ...
The Item, September 27, 2009
...Munich, 1938: Appeasement and World War II by David Faber The story of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's meeting with Adolf Hitler in 1938 and his proclamation that he had ...
