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Eminent Churchillians
Jules Verne
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Description for Eminent Churchillians
Paperback. A controversial account of the Churchill years by a bestselling historian. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBLW3; HBWQ; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
A controversial account of the Churchill years by a bestselling historian.
'The best sort of history - revealing, gossipy and acidulous' OBSERVER
This highly praised book by the Wolfson History Prize-winning author of SALISBURY tackles six aspects of Churchilliana and uncovers a plethora of disturbing facts about wartime and post-war Britain.
His revelations include:
- The case for the impeachment of Lord Mountbatten
- The Nazi sympathies of Sir Arthur Bryant, hitherto considered a 'patriotic historian'
- The British establishment's doubt about Churchill's role after Dunkirk
- The appeasement of the trade unions in Churchill's Indian summer
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Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857992137
SKU
V9781857992137
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99-10
About Jules Verne
Andrew Roberts took a first in Modern History at Cambridge. He has been a professional historian since the publication of his life of Lord Halifax , The Holy Fox, in 1991, followed by Eminent Churchillians in 1994 . He contributes regularly to the Sunday Telegraph. Lives in Knightsbridge, London, and has two children. His Salisbury won the Wolfson History Prize ... Read more
Reviews for Eminent Churchillians
An elegantly written, thought-provoking book...an essential reappraisal of British myths since 1939
THE TIMES
A book of quite exceptional quality...Roberts resembles Strachey in his iconoclasm, and in the brilliance of his writing
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
The best sort of history - revealing, gossipy and acidulous
INDEPENDENT
Not since A J P Taylor gave his legendary ... Read more
THE TIMES
A book of quite exceptional quality...Roberts resembles Strachey in his iconoclasm, and in the brilliance of his writing
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
The best sort of history - revealing, gossipy and acidulous
INDEPENDENT
Not since A J P Taylor gave his legendary ... Read more