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A masterly biography of a great Conservative Prime Minister (and publisher) - Harold Macmillan (1894-1986).

Harold Macmillan was a figure of paradox. Outwardly, it was Edwardian elegance and civilised urbanity. Inwardly, it was emotional damage from his wife''s open adultery and his progressive perplexity at the onward march of time.

The First World War showed the courageous soldier. From then on, it was politics, rather than the family business of publishing, which was to be his future. Nevertheless, although he supported Churchill in the 1930s he was deemed boring - and certainly not ministerial material.

All changed with the Second World War. Appointed Minister in Residence in North Africa, Macmillan''s career flowered. After the War he became indispensable to Conservative Cabinets and as Churchill''s Minister of Housing in the early 1950s he achieved the target, against all expectations, of 300,000 houses annually. Thereafter, he was Eden''s Foreign S

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A fascinating biography shows how a shy cuckold became the great actor-manager of British politics. * HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER *

Harold Macmillan

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      Publisher Orion Publishing Co
      Published 29 April 2010
      ISBN-13 9780753827024
      978-0753827024
      ISBN-10 0753827026
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A masterly biography of a great Conservative Prime Minister (and publisher) - Harold Macmillan (1894-1986).

      Harold Macmillan was a figure of paradox. Outwardly, it was Edwardian elegance and civilised urbanity. Inwardly, it was emotional damage from his wife''s open adultery and his progressive perplexity at the onward march of time.

      The First World War showed the courageous soldier. From then on, it was politics, rather than the family business of publishing, which was to be his future. Nevertheless, although he supported Churchill in the 1930s he was deemed boring - and certainly not ministerial material.

      All changed with the Second World War. Appointed Minister in Residence in North Africa, Macmillan''s career flowered. After the War he became indispensable to Conservative Cabinets and as Churchill''s Minister of Housing in the early 1950s he achieved the target, against all expectations, of 300,000 houses annually. Thereafter, he was Eden''s Foreign S

      Trade Review
      The account of his ascent is compelling * SUNDAY TIMES *
      A mighty examination of a complex and curious character who was a hugely effective leader * SUNDAY BUSINESS POST *
      A fascinating biography shows how a shy cuckold became the great actor-manager of British politics. * HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER *

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