Table of Contents

Preface 1. Family and Early Life 2. Early Manhood 3. Birmingham Businessman 4. Birmingham Politics 5. Whitehall and Westminster 6. Member of Parliament 7. Politics and Ambition 1923–1929 8. Opposition and National Government 1929–1931 9. Chancellor Again 1931–1935 10. Foreign Policy, Kings and Rearmament 1935–1937 11. Prime Minister 12. War and Death

About the Author

Nick Smart is Lecturer in History at the University of Plymouth.