Why England Slept Why England Slept Why England Slept is the published version of a thesis written by John F. Kennedy while in his senior year at Harvard College. Its title is an allusion to Winston Churchill's 1938 book "While England Slept," which also examined the buildup of German power. Published in 1940, Kennedy's book examines the failures of the British government to take steps to prevent World War II, and its initial lack of response to Adolf Hitler's threats of war. It is notable for its uncommon stance of suggesting instead that an earlier confrontation between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race that while focusing "on events in Britain, it's still accessible to readers of black American history." Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race is a 2017 polemic debut book by British writer Reni Eddo-Lodge that was released by Bloomsbury Publishing. The 2015 Booker Prize-winner Marlon James wrote that it was "essential" and "begging to be written". Trevor Phillips reviewed the work for "The Times". In the "Times Literary Supplement", Bernadine Evaristo described the book's title as "gloriously provocative", noting that it was "marketing gold" in the climate