Graham Stewart (1) (1969–)

a slow - or perhaps overly rushed start - into the byzantine complexities of late victorian politics and the equally tangled party loyalties of the inter war years. But into the late 1930s, the Chamberlain/Churchill dual focus offers an admirably clear exposition of the inevitable, but still tragic descent into war. The author succeeds in illustrating Churchill's necessity in war and intolerability in peace, and the human qualities that made Chamberlain so inadequate to the task destiny placed before him. Ending with Churchill's peroration at Chamberlain's funeral pays tribute to both men.… (plus d'informations)