Eminent Churchillians
Author | : Andrew Roberts |
Publisher | : Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
Total Pages | : 431 |
Release | : 2010-12-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780297865278 |
ISBN-13 | : 0297865277 |
Rating | : 4/5 (277 Downloads) |
Download or read book Eminent Churchillians written by Andrew Roberts and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2010-12-16 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 - The inside story of black immigration in the early 1950s - The anti-Churchill stance adopted by the Royal Family in 1940