Who Killed Kitchener?: The Life and Death of Britain's Most Famous War Minister - Couverture rigide

Laws, David

 
9781785902376: Who Killed Kitchener?: The Life and Death of Britain's Most Famous War Minister
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ISBN 10 : 1785902377 ISBN 13 : 9781785902376
Editeur : Biteback Publishing, 2019

Synopsis

In June 1916, Field Marshal Lord Kitchener set sail from Orkney on a secret mission to bolster the Russian war effort. Just a mile off land and in the teeth of a force 9 gale, HMS Hampshire suffered a huge explosion, sinking in little more than fifteen minutes. Crew and passengers numbered 749; only twelve survived. Kitchener's body was never found.

Remembered today as the face of the famous First World War recruitment drive, at the height of his career Kitchener was fêted as Britain s greatest military hero since Wellington. By 1916, however, his star was in its descent. A controversial figure who did not make friends easily in Cabinet, he was considered by many to be arrogant, secretive and high-handed.

From the moment his death was announced, rumours of a conspiracy began to flourish, with the finger pointed variously at the Bolsheviks, Irish nationalist saboteurs and even the British government.

Using newly released files kept secret for almost 100 years, former Cabinet minister David Laws unravels the true story behind the demise of this complex figure, debunking the conspiracy theories and revealing the crucial blunders that the government and military sought to cover up. The result is the definitive account of an event that shook the country and which has been shrouded in mystery ever since.

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À propos de l?auteur

David Laws was the Liberal Democrat MP for Yeovil from 2001 to 2015. He helped negotiate the historic Lib Dem Conservative coalition in 2010 and briefly served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, before becoming Minister of State for Schools in the Department for Education and Minister of State for the Cabinet Office. David is co-editor of the influential Orange Book and author of 22 Days in May, Coalition and Coalition Diaries.

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Éditeur
Biteback Publishing
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1785902377
ISBN 13 
9781785902376
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
320
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Personne responsable
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