Winds of change, 1914-1939.

Winds of change, 1914-1939.

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"Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, OM, PC, FRS[2] (10 February 1894? 29 December 1986) was Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 January 1957 to 18 October 1963. Nicknamed 'Supermac' and known for his pragmatism, wit and unflappability, Macmillan achi...

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Main Author: Macmillan, Harold, 1894-1986
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, Harper & Row [1966]
Edition:[1st U.S. ed.].
Subjects:
Macmillan, Harold, > 1894-1986.
Macmillan, Harold, > 1894-
Macmillan, Harold, > 1894-1986
1900-1999
Prime ministers > Great Britain > Biography.
Premiers ministres > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Prime ministers.
Diplomatic relations.
Politics and government
Great Britain > Politics and government > 20th century.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 20th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > 20e siècle.
Great Britain.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 20th century
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 20th century
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Childhood and adolescence
  • Family background
  • The first war
  • Interlude
  • Apprenticeship
  • Election to parliament: first impressions and personalities
  • Life in the twenties
  • The parliament of 1924-9
  • The great divide: 1929-31
  • Salvage
  • Visit to Russia
  • Reconstruction
  • Fateful years: 1931-5
  • The general election of 1935
  • Doubts and distractions
  • The middle way
  • Munich: the story of appeasement
  • The drift to war.

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