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A brilliant, definitive and unique account of the eclipse of the British Empire.

About the Author

Piers Brendon is the author of more than a dozen books, including biographies of Churchill and Eisenhower, the bestselling Eminent Edwardians and The Dark Valley, a highly praised history of the 1930s. He also writes for television and contributes frequently to the national press. Formerly Keeper of the Churchill Archives Centre, he is a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge.