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The peacemakers of WW2
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- HistoryExtra podcast
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- May 17, 2026
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- 2480
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Summary
Politicians and generals today talk a lot about the need for exit plans to be established if conflict erupts between nations. In the middle of the horrors of the Second World War, Britain's diplomats were doing exactly that – working hard to think what the peace would look like after the fighting. Lord Peter Ricketts, the former head of Britain's diplomatic service and author of new book Peace Makers, explores what happened in conversation with David Musgrove. ----- GO BEYOND THE PODCAST Curious to find our more about the Arctic convoys? Check out our podcast episode with Hugh Sebag Montefiore here: https://bit.ly/4eojBqA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices