Access to previously unpublished papers and closed archives mean this that this book includes some startling revelations on some very eminent figures. There is a sharp polemical edge to each of the eight self-contained portraits from this talented young historian and journalist.
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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. He contributes regularly to the Sunday Telegraph. Lives in Knightsbridge, London, and has two children. His Salisbury won the Wolfson History Prize in 2000. He published Napoleon and Wellington in 2001.
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Book Description Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom, 1995. Paperback. Condition: New. Language: English. Brand new Book. A controversial account of the Churchill years by a bestselling historian.'The best sort of history - revealing, gossipy and acidulous' OBSERVERThis 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- The inside story of black immigration in the early 1950s- The anti-Churchill stance adopted by the Royal Family in 1940. Seller Inventory # HUK9781857992137
Book Description Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom, 1995. Paperback. Condition: New. Language: English. Brand new Book. A controversial account of the Churchill years by a bestselling historian.'The best sort of history - revealing, gossipy and acidulous' OBSERVERThis 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- The inside story of black immigration in the early 1950s- The anti-Churchill stance adopted by the Royal Family in 1940. Seller Inventory # HUK9781857992137
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Book Description Orion Publishing Co. Condition: New. 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. . 1995. Reprint. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9781857992137
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