Oliver Franks: Founding Father

by Alex Danchev

Lord Franks was an exceedingly deliberate man who, paradoxically, embarked upon his various careers--as don, mandarin, diplomat, banker, provost, pillar of state--almost by accident. A moral philosopher by training and inclination, Franks had a hand in the making of both war and peace in the middle decades of the twentieth century. He secured Marshal Aid for Europe's post-war recovery program. He had a major role in negotiating the North Atlantic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198215770
• ISBN13: 9780198215776
• Release Date: July 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"