Churchill's citadel: Chartwell and the gatherings before the storm

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-́Étienne 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.