Alec Douglas-Home

Thorpe, D.R.

ISBN 10: 1856192776 / ISBN 13: 9781856192774

Published by Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd, London, 1996

About this Item

Hardback first edition in near fine condition in near fine unclipped dust jacket, no signs of previous ownership. (Book ref. 8858).

Seller Inventory # 003254

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Alec Douglas-Home
• Publisher: Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1856192776
• ISBN 13: 9781856192774
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

Alec Douglas-Home, who died in October 1995, was a member of every Conservative administration from 1935 to 1974. At his death he was the oldest survivor of the pre-war House of Commons, a service of Gladstonian length. This biography examines the many events in which he was involved, including Munich, Suez, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Rhodesian rebellion, and the Tory leadership struggles over 20 years. It is based on exclusive access to the private papers at the Hirsal. The study provides a comprehensive portrait of a turbulent era in recent world history, and of a man who was described by Margaret Thatcher as representing "all that was best in his generation".