Photo:  Charles Lindley Wood: Viscount Halifax bookplate

#Ukraine:  Halifax of the Peace Party, Churchill of the Justice Party, 1937-1940 & What is to be done?  Professor H. J. Mackinder, International Relations. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety

In May 1940, during the Second World War, the British war cabinet was split on the question of whether to make terms with Nazi Germany or to continue hostilities. The main protagonists were the prime minister, Winston Churchill, and the foreign secretary, Viscount Halifax. The dispute escalated to crisis point and threatened the continuity of the Churchill government