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Description:This first volume of the diaries of Leo Amery - arguably the last great imperialist - makes available an important, previously unpublished, record of Conservative thought, discussion and action both in and out of office, from 1896 to 1929.Amery was an active figure in public life from the lats years of Queen Victoria's reign until the first years of her great-great-grand-daughter, Queen Elizabeth II. At first he kept a diary only for brief periods, but from 1917 to 1955 there is an almost continuous record, most of the entries being dictated on the day following the events they describe. From 1922 Amery was either a key member of the Cabinet or a leading figure in the counsels of the Conservative Party. He was, for most of this period, an intimate of Stanley Baldwin, a close friend of Neville Chamberlain and Lloyd George, and shared with Winston Churchill an affectionate rivalry that dated back to their days at Harrow.Amery was a man of penetrating insight and strong views. The diaries cannot therefore be said to be in any way dispassionate, but they are sufficiently detailed to provide an invaluable insight into decision-making at the heart of British Government and inside the Conservative Party, as well as offering vivid vignettes of the personalities involved. Above all, as a colleague of Churchill's in the 1920s, Amery provides a striking portrait of Winston at work.The earlier diaries and correspondence throw light on the controversies over House of Lords reform and Irish Home Rule, which brought the world of Edwardian politics to a stormy close and Britain to the brink of civil war. There is a particularly compelling account of the way in which Britain entered the war in 1914 and of the part played by the Conservative leadership. There is an equally vivid account of Lloyd George's war leadership in 1917 and 1918, and of the part that Amery played as a convinced advocate of an 'Eastern strategy' designed both to win the war and secure for Britain the Middle East and the oil it contained.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Leo Amery Diaries, Volume One: 1896-1929. To get started finding The Leo Amery Diaries, Volume One: 1896-1929, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This first volume of the diaries of Leo Amery - arguably the last great imperialist - makes available an important, previously unpublished, record of Conservative thought, discussion and action both in and out of office, from 1896 to 1929.Amery was an active figure in public life from the lats years of Queen Victoria's reign until the first years of her great-great-grand-daughter, Queen Elizabeth II. At first he kept a diary only for brief periods, but from 1917 to 1955 there is an almost continuous record, most of the entries being dictated on the day following the events they describe. From 1922 Amery was either a key member of the Cabinet or a leading figure in the counsels of the Conservative Party. He was, for most of this period, an intimate of Stanley Baldwin, a close friend of Neville Chamberlain and Lloyd George, and shared with Winston Churchill an affectionate rivalry that dated back to their days at Harrow.Amery was a man of penetrating insight and strong views. The diaries cannot therefore be said to be in any way dispassionate, but they are sufficiently detailed to provide an invaluable insight into decision-making at the heart of British Government and inside the Conservative Party, as well as offering vivid vignettes of the personalities involved. Above all, as a colleague of Churchill's in the 1920s, Amery provides a striking portrait of Winston at work.The earlier diaries and correspondence throw light on the controversies over House of Lords reform and Irish Home Rule, which brought the world of Edwardian politics to a stormy close and Britain to the brink of civil war. There is a particularly compelling account of the way in which Britain entered the war in 1914 and of the part played by the Conservative leadership. There is an equally vivid account of Lloyd George's war leadership in 1917 and 1918, and of the part that Amery played as a convinced advocate of an 'Eastern strategy' designed both to win the war and secure for Britain the Middle East and the oil it contained.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Leo Amery Diaries, Volume One: 1896-1929. To get started finding The Leo Amery Diaries, Volume One: 1896-1929, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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