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Beschreibung
Eden was one of the most fascinating and ultimately tragic British politicians of the 20th century. A man of rigid honour, he resigned as Foreign Secretary in 1938 over the appeasement of Hitler, eventually achieving his desire to be Prime Minister, only to be brought down by the 1956 Suez Crisis.
Eden was one of the most fascinating and ultimately tragic British politicians of the 20th century. A man of rigid honour, he resigned as Foreign Secretary in 1938 over the appeasement of Hitler, eventually achieving his desire to be Prime Minister, only to be brought down by the 1956 Suez Crisis.
Über den Autor
D. R. Thorpe is a senior member of Brasenose College, Oxford. He has written widely on twentieth-century British political history, and was invited to undertake this biography by the Countess of Avon, Eden's widow, who has made important new material available to him.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780712665056
ISBN-10: 0712665056
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Thorpe, D R
Hersteller: Vintage
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 232 x 154 x 45 mm
Von/Mit: D R Thorpe
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.02.2004
Gewicht: 0,949 kg
Artikel-ID: 129314829

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