The correspondence between Henry Edward Manning and William Ewart Gladstone provides significant insights into debates on Church-State realignments, the entanglements of Anglican Old High Churchmen and Tractarians, and the relationships between Roman Catholics and the British Go…
"As Britain's first woman Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher brought about the biggest social and political revolution in the nation's post-war history. She achieved this largely by the driving force of her personality - a subject of endless speculation among both her friends and …
Drawing from previously unpublished material and numerous interviews, a former Member of Parliament chronicles the life of the longest-serving British Prime Minister in the twentieth century and the only woman to ever hold the office.
"The appearance of Margaret Thatcher's memoirs has been one of the most eagerly awaited publishing events in many years. As this book now shows, rarely has such a sense of anticipation been so amply justified." "The Downing Street Years is, first and foremost, a brilliant first-…
"The appearance of Margaret Thatcher's memoirs has been one of the most eagerly awaited publishing events in many years. As this book now shows, rarely has such a sense of anticipation been so amply justified." "The Downing Street Years is, first and foremost, a brilliant first-…
Der Name Helmut Kohl beschäftigt die Deutschen noch immer. Für die einen bleibt er der Kanzler der Einheit, für die anderen ist er ein egozentrischer Machtmensch, dessen Name mit der größten deutschen Spendenaffäre verknüpft ist und der nicht nur seine eigene Partei, sondern auc…
Winston Churchill had a longer and closer relationship with the Royal Navy than any British statesman in modern times, but his record as a naval strategist and custodian of the nation's sea power has been mired in controversy since the ill-fated Dardanelles campaign in 1915. Tod…
Although born and raised more than an ocean apart, Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Chruchill-the two titans of the greatest generation-led remarkably paralel lives whose paths would intersect during history's most harrowing days.
Although born and raised more than an ocean apart, Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill - the two titans of the greatest generation - led remarkably paralel lives whose paths would intersect during history's most harrowing days.
