Attlee And Churchill

Author : Leo McKinstry
Publisher : Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 1786495740
Total Pages : 577 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Attlee and Churchill written by Leo McKinstry and published by Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2019-10-03 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history there have been many long-running rivalries between party leaders, but there has never been a connection like that between Clement Attlee and Winston Churchill, who were leaders of their respective parties for a total of thirty-five years. Brought together in the epoch-making circumstances of the Second World War, they forged a partnership that transcended party lines, before going on to face each other in two of Britain's most important and influential general elections. Based on extensive research and archival material, Attlee and Churchill provides a host of new insights into their remarkable relationship. From the bizarre coincidence that they shared a governess, to their explosive wartime clashes over domestic policy and reconstruction; and from Britain's post-war nuclear weapons programme, which Attlee kept hidden from Churchill and his own Labour Party, to the private correspondence between the two men in later life, which demonstrates their friendliness despite all the political antagonism, Leo McKinstry tells the intertwined story of these two political titans as never before.In a gripping narrative McKinstry not only provides a fresh perspective on two of the most compelling leaders of the mid-twentieth century but also brilliantly brings to life this vibrant, traumatic and inspiring era of modern British history.

Author : John Bew
Publisher : Riverrun
ISBN 13 : 9781780879925
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Citizen Clem written by John Bew and published by Riverrun. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING** **WINNER OF THE ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY** *Book of the year: The Times, Sunday Times, New Statesman, Spectator, Evening Standard* 'Outstanding . . . We still live in the society that was shaped by Clement Attlee' Robert Harris, Sunday Times 'The best book in the field of British politics' Philip Collins, The Times 'Easily the best single-volume, cradle-to-grave life of Clement Attlee yet written' Andrew Roberts Clement Attlee was the Labour prime minister who presided over Britain's radical postwar government, delivering the end of the Empire in India, the foundation of the NHS and Britain's place in NATO. Called 'a sheep in sheep's clothing', his reputation has long been that of an unassuming character in the shadow of Churchill. But as John Bew's revelatory biography shows, Attlee was not only a hero of his age, but an emblem of it; and his life tells the story of how Britain changed over the twentieth century. Here, Bew pierces Attlee's reticence to examine the intellect and beliefs of Britain's greatest - and least appreciated - peacetime prime minister. This edition includes a new preface by the author in response to the 2017 general election.

Author : Clement R. Attlee
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book As It Happened written by Clement R. Attlee and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "As It Happened" by Clement R. Attlee. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : David Howell
Publisher : Haus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781904950646
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Attlee written by David Howell and published by Haus Publishing. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume looks at the life of Clement Attlee, Labour politician and prime minister from 1945 to 1951. He was the first Labour prime minister with an absolute Common's majority.

Author : Clement R. Attlee
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book As It Happened written by Clement R. Attlee and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the remarkable life of Clement R. Attlee in 'As It Unfolded', an intimate and insightful autobiography that takes readers through his journey as a British statesman and influential leader. From his early upbringing in an upper-middle-class family to his transformational experiences in London's East End, Attlee's path to political prominence is well-depicted. As Deputy Prime Minister during the wartime coalition government and later Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Attlee's profound impact on post-war recovery and social reform is brought to life. Explore his pivotal role in the creation of the National Health Service, implementation of economic policies, and foreign policy endeavors that shaped the global stage.

Author : Robert Pearce
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317890361
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Attlee written by Robert Pearce and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-16 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attlee is undoubtedly one of the key figures in modern British history. An important figure in Churchill's War Cabinet, and premier of the first majority Labour Government, he created the Welfare State, nationalised a substantial part of industry and secured the independence of India. Yet his political stature remains unresolved. Was he Churchill's "modest man with much to be modest about" who squandered the fruits of victory, or, as many now claim, one of the truly great prime ministers? Robert Pearce's lucid and drily amusing study goes behind the stern exterior to find ambition and indecision, and a uniquely moral vision.

Author : Michael Jago
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781849546836
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Clement Attlee written by Michael Jago and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of an 'accidental Prime Minister' and his post-war reforms.

Author : Soviet Union. Komissii︠a︡ po izdanii︠u︡ diplomaticheskikh dokumentov
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Correspondence with Winston S. Churchill and Clement R. Attlee (July 1941-November 1945) written by Soviet Union. Komissii︠a︡ po izdanii︠u︡ diplomaticheskikh dokumentov and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Francis Beckett
Publisher : Haus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1910376213
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Clem Attlee written by Francis Beckett and published by Haus Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-15 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As British prime minister from 1945 to 1951, Clement Attlee built a legacy that includes today’s famous—and controversial—National Health Service, yet he is often remembered as a rather dull political figure. Rejecting Winston Churchill’s jibe that Attlee was a “modest little man with plenty to be modest about,” this biography makes the case that his reputation as Britain’s greatest reforming prime minister is fully deserved. Building on his earlier work on Attlee and including new research and stories, many of which are published here for the first time, Francis Beckett highlights Attlee’s relevance for a new generation. A poet and dreamer, Attlee led a remarkable political life that saw, among other challenges, the beginning of the Cold War. Ultimately, this perceptive biography demonstrates that Attlee’s ideas have never been more relevant.

Author : Geoffrey Best
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 9781852852535
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book CHURCHILL written by Geoffrey Best and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We are all worms. But I do believe I am a glow-worm." --Churchill Winston Churchill's inspiring leadership in the Second World War once made him above criticism. In recent years his record has come under attack from revisionists. In Churchill: A Study in Greatness one of Britain's most distinguished historians rebuts these charges and makes sense of this extraordinary man and his long controversial, colourful, contradictory and heroic career. Geoffrey Best brings out both his strengths and his weaknesses, looking past the many received versions of Churchill in a biography that balances the private and the public man and offers a clear insight into Churchill's greatness. "We are all worms. But I do believe I am a glow-worm." --Churchill Winston Churchill's inspiring leadership in the Second World War once made him above criticism. In recent years his record has come under attack from revisionists. In Churchill: A Study in Greatness one of Britain's most distinguished historians rebuts these charges and makes sense of this extraordinary man and his long controversial, colourful, contradictory and heroic career. Geoffrey Best brings out both his strengths and his weaknesses, looking past the many received versions of Churchill in a biography that balances the private and the public man and offers a clear insight into Churchill's greatness.