Attlee

by Robert D. Pearce

Book Overview

Attlee is undoubtedly one of the key figures in modern British history. An important figure in Churchill's War Cabinet, and premier of the first majority Labour Government, he created the Welfare State, nationalised a substantial part of industry and secured the independence of India. Yet his political stature remains unresolved. Was he Churchill's "modest man with much to be modest about" who squandered the fruits of victory, or, as many now claim,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582256909
• ISBN13: 9780582256903
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"