Chalke Talk

The podcast from the Chalke Valley History Festival
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98. CABINET’S FINEST HOUR: THE HIDDEN AGENDA OF MAY 1940

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Drawing on documents and minutes of the British War Cabinet meetings of May 1940, former Foreign Secretary Lord Owen reveals the passionate debates within the Cabinet that prevented Britain from seeking a negotiated peace with Nazi Germany. He explains how the post-war denial of the existence of these debates has had far-reaching consequences for Britain’s foreign and defence policy to this day. 



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