Introduction: the near miss: Adolf Hitler, Munich, 30 August 1932 -- Sounding the alarm:Albert Einstein, 22 July 1933 -- Defence against the sky: T.E. Lawrence, 25-26 February 1934 -- The Anglo-American disagreement: Joseph P. Kennedy, 5 October 1935 -- The case for France: Pierre-É́tienne Flandin, 21-22 November 1936 -- An abdication formula: Archibald Sinclair, 5-7 December 1936 -- Hitler's predecessor: Heinrich Brüning, 4 August 1937 -- The Pan-European count: Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi, 26-27 February 1938 -- Planning a coup: Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin, 19 August 1938 -- The view from Prague: Shiela Grant Duff, 29 October 1938 -- Through the lens: Stefan Lorant, 3 February 1939 -- The future prime minister: Harold Macmillan, 7 April 1939 -- A final plea: Quo Tai-chi, 11 August 1939 -- Epilogue: the dawn of war: Neville Chamberlain, London, 1 September 1939

A look at Churchill's political and military strategy in WWII from his Chartwell headquarters