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
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A controversial account of the Churchill years by a bestselling historian.'The best sort of history - revealing, gossipy and acidulous' OBSERVER
An elegantly written, thought-provoking book...an essential reappraisal of British myths since 1939
A controversial account of the Churchill years by a bestselling historian.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781857992137
Publisert
2004-03-04
Utgiver
Vendor
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Vekt
260 gr
Høyde
196 mm
Bredde
128 mm
Dybde
28 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
368
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