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Rivals in the Storm Damian Collins

Rivals in the Storm By Damian Collins

Rivals in the Storm by Damian Collins


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Rivals in the Storm: How Lloyd George seized power, won the war and lost his government by Damian Collins

A vivid biography in cinematic snapshots of David Lloyd George, one of the worlds greatest statesmen. Brought up in rural North Wales, David Lloyd George attended neither a grand school nor ancient university. He was very much an outsider. And yet he rose through the ranks with charisma, fierce intelligence and fighting spirit to become, as Churchill put it in his tribute, a man who stood, when at his zenith, without a rival. But his rise was not without its hardships, and in Rivals in the Storm, experienced MP and author Damian Collins focuses on the impact of Lloyd Georges personality on other leading politicians, in driving progressive reforms through government, changing the course of the First World War to lead the Allies to victory, and cementing Britains alliance with America. Covering Lloyd Georges emergence as the dominating political personality in Great Britain to the aftermath of his resignation, this fascinating biography takes you inside the rooms where the important decisions happened, and shows the bitter struggles as well as the triumphs of this great man of his or any other age, who nonetheless fell short of his own high expectations.

Rivals in the Storm Reviews

A fascinating, provocative, timely reflection from the inside of politics on how Lloyd Georges rhetoric, intuition, blarney, and wit often grasped what the professionals missed. And why amateurs can sometimes at least save the day. * Rory Stewart *
David Lloyd George was the dynamo who won the Great War after overthrowing his party leader in a vicious political coup, and who was six years later overthrown the same way. The most charismatic and energetic figure of his era, he had to deal with powerful generals who distrusted him, coalition allies who disliked him, and a monarch who only slowly came round to him. In this deeply researched and intensely readable book, Damian Collins shows the inner man, and how he navigated the great crises of his country, and ultimately of civilization. * Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny *
A fascinating book with a gripping narrative. Lloyd George is very well portrayed; a great leader who deserves his statue in Parliament Square. I enjoyed this book enormously and learned a lot. * Tom Bower, author of Boris Johnson: The Gambler *

About Damian Collins

Damian Collins OBE is the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe. He is a former Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy and was previously Chair of the House of Commons select committee for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and Chair of the Joint Lords and Commons Parliamentary Committee on the Online Safety Bill. His first book was Charmed Life: The Phenomenal World of Philip Sassoon, published by William Collins in 2016. He wrote the chapter on Lloyd George for Iain Dales book, The Prime Ministers, published by Hodder in 2020. In the same series he has written about Theodore Roosevelt in The Presidents (Hodder 2021), and Edward VIII in Kings and Queens (Hodder 2023). In addition, he has written for a number of publications, including The Times, Daily Telegraph, New York Times, Irish Times, Guardian, Daily Mail and Wired.

Table of Contents

Prologue The Brewing Storm Man of Push and Go The Cabal The Powers That Be Submit or Resign Gentlemen and Players The Valley of the Shadow of Death Mud Sticks The Man Who Won the War Prime Minister for Life The Rules of the Road Solver of the Insoluble Things Fall Apart Notes Acknowledgements Index

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GOR013750158
9781399407106
1399407104
Rivals in the Storm: How Lloyd George seized power, won the war and lost his government by Damian Collins
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2024-05-23
368
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