The Enemy within by Francis Beckett
The story of the British Communist Party from 1920 onwards. The text covers talk of armed insurrection in the 1920s; Mosley's Fascists in the 1930s and the Spanish Civil War; Stalin; Britain's war effort; the invasions of Hungary and Czechoslovakia; and collapse after 1991.Francis Beckett is a contemporary historian, author, journalist, dramatist, and playwright. His eighteen works include biographies of four Prime Ministers, the first of which is about Clement Attlee, his own political hero. He's written for a number of national publications, but he's best known for his work for the Guardian, where he was a regular feature writer and reviewer for many years. His plays have been broadcast on the radio and performed at the London Fringe Festival. He is the current editor of Third Age Matters, the national journal published by the University of the Third Age. He is a former president of the National Union of Journalists and a Labour Party and trade union press officer and editor.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780719553103 |
| ISBN 10 | 0719553105 |
| Title | The Enemy within |
| Author | Francis Beckett |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton General Division |
| Year published | 1995-03-23 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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