An ironic moment, perhaps, for a major new biography of the man who first uttered, ‘The lamps are going out all over Europe’ (August, 1914)… Grey remains the longest-ever serving Foreign Secretary, and Otte is perfectly suited to him.
Statesman of Europe: A Life of Sir Edward Grey
(author)
£35.00
Edition:Hardback978024141336426/11/2020
Categories: 01. Books for Christmas 2020: Biography, Biography, Letters & Diaries, Books for Christmas 2020
Tags: Biography: historical, political and military, British History, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Europe, European history, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, United Kingdom, Great Britain
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