About the Author

Stella Rudman has recently obtained a PhD in History with the Open University. Her research speciality is British foreign policy between the two World Wars, particularly British Government attitudes to Germany and France. She is currently working on a study of Austen Chamberlain’s European policy.

Reviews

"Readable and absorbing, Rudman's book focuses on a period in Lloyd George's life which apparently has been largely overlooked by historians. It does admirably what all doctoral studies should do and that is, explore avenues of enquiry where few if any other observers have ventured before, thus revealing truths hitherto only dimply perceived, or not perceived at all.Through copious research, mainly into original source material as shown in the bibliography -- the author gradually reveals the psychology behind Llyod George's appeasement of Germany and examines its consequences during the crucial twenty-six year period of history covered in this book. The results provide important insights into the many factors which can propel nations into war."- Phillip Taylor MBE & Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers, 2011"Unlike full-scale Lloyd George biographers, including the most recent, Roy Hattersley, Rudman does not reach her subject's later years in a state of exhaustion. Instead, she draws on the high phase of his political career as a means of adding colour and depth to her convincing portrait of the elder statesman."- Will Robinson, Times Literary Supplement, 7 October, 2011'The author has done those interested in Lloyd George's career a service by amassing this material and presenting it cogently.' - Susan Pedersen, Columbia University, in The Historian'Rudman's account is readable and generally well-reasoned.' - Chris Cooper, 'Journal of Liberal History, 77 (2012), 72-73, p. 73.