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  • Public Schools and the Second World War

    by David Walsh, Anthony Seldon ...
    A historical analysis of the contribution of Great Britain's public schools to the conduct of World War II.Following their ground-breaking book on Public Schools and the Great War, David Walsh and Anthony Seldon now examine how those same schools fared in the Second World War. They use eye-witness testimony to recount stories of resilience and improvisation in 1940 as the likelihood of invasion ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Path of Light

    Walking to Auschwitz

    by Anthony Seldon ...
    In 2021, Anthony Seldon, inspired by a fallen First World War soldier who dreamed of a "Via Sacra" to commemorate the war dead and stand as a marker for the triumph of peace, set out on a 600 mile walk tracing the historic route of the Western Front. He went on to recount that story in the widely acclaimed The Path of Peace. But there wasn't to be lasting peace, with the continent falling into an ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Brexit Effect, 2016–2026

    Edited by Anthony Seldon ...
    Britain's decision to leave the European Union was perhaps the most divisive and consequential event of modern British politics. To assess its impact on the tenth anniversary of the referendum, Anthony Seldon assembles an unparalleled list of writers from all sides of the debate – including Brexit MP Steve Baker, ex-Cabinet Secretary Simon Case, election guru John Curtice, economist Paul Johnson, ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • How Tory Governments Fall

    The Tory Party in Power Since 1783

    Edited by Anthony Seldon ...
    How Tory Governments Fall is a landmark study of the forces that shape – and ultimately destroy – political power. It assesses the factors that are common to the decline and fall of each Conservative administration in British history since the beginnings of the modern, party-based system.Each government is examined by the leading specialist of the political history of the period: Norman Gash on ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • The Great War Explained

    by Philip Stevens ...
    This is much more than just another book to add to the thousands on The Great War. It sets out to fill a gap. Written for the layman by a layman (who is also an articulate and experienced battlefield guide) it summarizes the key events and contributions of key individuals, some well, others unknown but with a story to tell.To get a true picture of this monumental event in history, it is necessary ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Johnson at 10

    The Inside Story

    by Anthony Seldon, Raymond Newell ...
    Series series Prime Ministers at 10
    ***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*** *A FINANCIAL TIMES, TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN AND TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR* ***A WATERSTONES BEST POLITICS BOOK OF 2023*** After his dramatic rise to power in the summer of 2019 amid the Brexit deadlock, Boris Johnson presided over the most turbulent period of British history in living memory. Beginning with the controversial prorogation of Parliament in ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Conservative Effect, 2010–2024

    14 Wasted Years?

    Edited by Anthony Seldon, Tom Egerton ...
    After fourteen years of Conservative government, we rightly ask what changed for the better or worse during this prolonged period of power? The country experienced significant challenges including austerity, Brexit and Covid: did they militate against the government's making more lasting impact? Bringing together some of the leading authorities in the field, this book examines the impact of ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • The Impossible Office?

    The History of the British Prime Minister - Revised and Updated

    by Anthony Seldon, Jonathan Meakin, Illias Thoms, Tom Egerton ...
    A Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year. The recent political chaos enfolding Downing Street provides the framing for the extraordinary story of the office of Prime Minister, and how and why it has endured longer than any other democratic political office in world history. Sir Anthony Seldon, historian of Number 10, explores the lives and careers, crises and scandals, and successes and failures ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD

  • The Impossible Office?

    The History of the British Prime Minister

    by Anthony Seldon, Jonathan Meakin, Illias Thoms ...
    Marking the third centenary of the office of Prime Minister, this book tells its extraordinary story, explaining how and why it has endured longer than any other democratic political office in world history. Sir Anthony Seldon, historian of Number 10 Downing Street, explores the lives and careers, loves and scandals, successes and failures, of all our great Prime Ministers. From Robert Walpole and ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Brown at 10

    by Anthony Seldon ...
    GORDON BROWN's three years in power were among the most turbulent in Downing Street's post-war history. Brown at 10 tells the compelling story of his hubris and downfall, and with it, the final demise of the New Labour project. Containing an extraordinary breadth of previously unpublished material, Brown at 10 is a frank, penetrating portrait of a remarkable era, written by one of Britain's ... Read more

    $14.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Public Schools and The Great War

    The Generation Lost

    by Anthony Seldon, David Walsh ...
    "A sweeping riveting history that manages to capture the essence of the conflict, as well as the contributions of particular schools and individuals." — HMC Insight MagazineIn this pioneering and original book, Anthony Seldon and David Walsh study the impact that the public schools had on the conduct of the Great War, and vice versa. Drawing on fresh evidence from 200 leading public schools and ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • New Labour, Old Labour

    The Wilson and Callaghan Governments 1974-1979

    Edited by Kevin Hickson, Anthony Seldon ...
    We are constantly told that New Labour forms an historic departure from the traditions of the Labour Party. This book, written by a distinguished selection of academics and commentators, provides the most detailed comparison yet of old and new Labour in power. It is also the first to offer a comprehensive analysis of the last Labour Government before the rise of Thatcher and the re-emergence of ... Read more

    $90.68 CAD