Munich: Countdown to catastrophe

ROBERT HARRIS talks to Frances Osborne
The thriller writer on politics, power and his new book about two Oxford friends reunited at the Munich Conference, 1938, during the countdown to war

[@brucevilla]

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[@knockshinnoch1950]

I enjoyed reading the book- a fascinating period in modern history brought to life. I was totally engrossed and quite literally couldn't put it down. An interesting conversation- insightful. After reading the book my interest in the subject was piqued. I was amazed at how few books/documentaries are available on the subject. Try a search on Amazon or You Tube!

[@Nicolas-uu3jr]

Very good watch :)

Part of the Cliveden Set, no doubt.

[@robertewing3114]

Manchester United catastrophically crashed in a plane, and we call that Munich, the one and only Munich catastrophe for the UK. Neville Chamberlain was not a soccer manager, he was a statesman, and a good one - see Munich for example, just the ticket - not for Old Trafford, the ticket for solving the problems.

Cambridge-educated, you can tell!

[@markharrison2544]

The Munich Agreement was a success. It was Chamberlain's insane decision to form a military pact the UK could not enforce with Poland that led to war.