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Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War": How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World
by Patrick J. Buchanan  Publisher Comments Were World Wars I and II—which can now be seen as a thirty-year paroxysm of slaughter and destruction—inevitable? Were they necessary wars? Were the bloodiest and most devastating conflicts ever suffered by mankind fated by forces beyond men&#...
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Nancy Cunard: Heiress, Muse, Political Idealist
by Lois Gordon Publisher Comments Nancy Cunard (1896-1965) led a life that surpasses Hollywood fantasy. The only child of an English baronet (and heir to the Cunard shipping fortune) and an American beauty, Cunard abandoned the life of a celebrated socialite and Jazz Age icon to pursue a...
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Austerity Britain, 1945-1951
by David Kynaston Publisher Comments A majestic people’s history of England in the years immediately following the end of World War II, and a surprise bestseller in the UK. As much as any country, England bore the brunt of Germany’s aggression in World War II , and was ravaged...
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The Age of Illusion: England in the Twenties and Thirties, 1919-1940
by Ronald Blythe Publisher Comments Between the two world wars, England abounded with astonishing, colorful personalities.and this critical period comes enjoyably alive as forgotten scandals, sensational crimes, and almost unbelievable capers come to light once again. Among the figures...
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Troublesome Young Men: The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England
by Lynne Olson Publisher Comments A riveting history of the daring politicians who challenged the disastrous policies of the British government on the eve of World War II On May 7, 1940, the House of Commons began perhaps the most crucial debate in British parliamentary history. On...
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For Party or Country: Nationalism and the Dilemmas of Popular Conservatism in Edwardian England
by Frans Coetzee Publisher Comments Lord Hugh Cecil, commenting in 1912 on the British Conservative party's staying power, said that the party's success was largely a matter of temperament, "recruited from...the natural conservatism that is found in almost every human mind." The...
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A Question of Honour: Inside New Labour and the True Story of the Cash for Peerages Scandal
by Lord Michael Levy Publisher Comments Lord Michael Levy hit the headlines with his involvement in the alleged 'cash for peerages' scandal that rocked Tony Blair's government. He was cleared of all the allegations made but on the way, his name and reputation were dragged through the media...
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Brit-Myth: Who Do the British Think They Are? (Focus on Contemporary Issues)
by Chris Rojek Publisher Comments The world sees Britain through the antics of Monty Python’s Flying Circus, the stiff-lipped, painfully class-conscious societies depicted in Gosford Park and Remains of the Day, and the scathing diatribes of American Idol’s Simon Cowell. The...
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Diana Mosley: Mitford Beauty, British Fascist, Hitler's Angel
by Anne De Courcy Publisher Comments Diana Mosley was a society beauty who fell from grace when she left her husband, brewery heir Bryan Guinness, for Sir Oswald Mosley, an admirer of Mussolini and a notorious womanizer. This horrified her family and scandalized society. <P>In 1933...
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Thatcher & Sons
by Simon Jenkins Publisher Comments Simon Jenkins' brilliantly argued 'take' on the history of Britain over the past 30 years. He tells the story of the events, personalities, defeats and victories and shows how Thatcher's legacy has continued down to John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon...
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The Perfect Summer: England 1911, Just Before the Storm
by Juliet Nicolson Publisher Comments The Perfect Summer chronicles a glorious English summer a century ago, when the world was on the cusp of irrevocable change. Through the tight lens of four months, Juliet Nicolson’s rich storytelling gifts rivet us with the sights, colors, and...
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Londonistan:
by Melanie Phillips Publisher Comments The suicide bombings carried out in London in 2005 by British Muslims revealed an enormous fifth column of Islamist terrorists and their sympathizers. Under the noses of British intelligence, London has become the European hub for the promotion...
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The British Isles Since 1945 (Short Oxford History of the British Isles)
by Kathleen Burk Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-242) and index....
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Statecraft: Strategies for Changing World
by Margaret Thatcher Publisher Comments In Statecraft, Margaret Thatcher, a unique world figure, discusses global military, political, and economic challenges of the twenty0first century. The former British Prime Minister brings her unrivaled political experience to comment on the threats that...
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The Titled Americans: Three American Sisters and the British Aristocratic World Into Which They Married
by Elisabeth Kehoe Publisher Comments <div>Elisabeth Kehoe brings to life a sweeping, three-generational saga of the remarkable Jerome sisters -- among the most glamorous women of their time -- whose well-chosen marriages to British aristocracy represented the first of such...
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Thirty Days: An Inside Account of Tony Blair at War
by Peter Stothard Publisher Comments For thirty days I was close by him at historic events -- in the places where writers never are. Before Britain could help the United States in the war against Saddam Hussein, Tony Blair faced a battle against his own voters, his own party, and his own...
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Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Daughter and a Mother in the Gilded Age (P.S.)
by Amanda Macke Stuart Publisher Comments When Consuelo Vanderbilt's grandfather died, he was the richest man in America. Her father soon started to spend the family fortune, enthusiastically supported by Consuelo's mother, Alva, who was determined to take the family to the top of New York...
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The Longest Night: The Bombing of London on May 10, 1941
by Gavin Mortimer Publisher Comments The first in-depth account of the WWII raid that almost defeated England. Seven months after the Nazi Blitz began in September 1940, London remained the center of the free world's resistance to Hitler's Germany. But-contrary to popular belief-the city's "...
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Thirty Days: Tony Blair and the Test of History
by Peter Stothard Publisher Comments Tony Blair was America's closest ally in the war against Saddam Hussein. It was a powerful yet precarious position for the British Prime Minister, as he fought for his own future in backing George W. Bush and sending Britain's forces into Iraq. In this...
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Long Live the Queen!
by Peter Street Synopsis An insight into British life in Coronation year. Here is a picture of Britain preparing for and celebrating the crowning of its new, young queen. It is an exploration in words and pictures of a nation gradually returning to prosperity after the ravages...
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