Cabinet's Finest Hour by David Owen
Using the Cabinet papers from the National Archives, former Foreign Secretary David Owen has written a new history of the pivotal British War Cabinet meetings of May 1940. Eight months into the war defeat seemed to many a certainty.
An exciting, though-provoking read, with profound contemporary as well as historical relevance Andrew Roberts; David Owen has thought deeply about these issues - and is always worth reading Dominic Lawson; Cabinet's Finest Hour is a fascinating read Bernard Donoughue
DAVID OWEN (Lord Owen) trained as a medical doctor and practised as a neurologist before being elected a Labour MP in his home city of Plymouth. He served as Foreign Secretary under James Callaghan from 1977 until 1979, and later co-founded and went on to led the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Between 1992-95 Lord Owen served as EU peace negotiator in the former Yugoslavia, and now sits as an Independent Social Democrat in the House of Lords. He is the author of many books, including The Hidden Perspective, In Sickness and in Power and The UK's In-Out Referendum.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781910376898 |
| ISBN 10 | 1910376892 |
| Title | Cabinet's Finest Hour |
| Author | David Owen |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Haus Publishing |
| Year published | 2017-12-04 |
| Number of pages | 360 |
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