Jonathan Dimbleby

Endgame 1944
In conversation with William Waldegrave
Literary Lunch Event

Starts at: Wednesday 23 October 2:00 PM
Finishes at: Wednesday 23 October 3:00 PM

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June 1944. German Armed Forces suffer their greatest ever defeat.

But, despite the myths that remain today about the triumph on the Normandy beaches, it was events along the 2000-km Eastern Front that delivered the knockout blow. More than two million Red Army soldiers faced 500,000 Germans to avenge their defeat in Operation Barbarossa three years earlier: 28 of Hitler’s 32 divisions were lost; the Wehrmacht was defeated.

Jonathan Dimbleby draws on previously untranslated sources - many from ‘ordinary’ soldiers – to describe this momentous struggle while also explaining the unusual roles played by deception, the partisans, and the war within a war in Ukraine. The gripping narrative sets the drama of the relationships between Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin against the history being created on the battlefield and illustrates how his victories in 1944 enabled the Soviet leader to dictate the post-war settlement and lay the foundations for the Cold War.

Tickets can be purchased to just the talk or the talk and the Literary Lunch.
Please note: Lunch tickets must be booked by Tuesday 15 October
Options are available at the check-out.

Literary Lunch

Our popular Literary Lunch gives you a chance to meet Jonathan Dimbleby in advance of the talk - in the relaxed surroundings of the Dining Hall at Cedars House. Jonathan will join guests for lunch at 12.30pm before the short walk across to Cedars Hall where the talk will begin at 2pm.

Menu:
Broccoli and Stilton soup, followed by a white chocolate and raspberry panna cotta with berry compote 
The soup is accompanied by artisan breads.

Please contact the box office on 01749 834483 if you have any special dietary requirements.