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- Book Synopsis
- In a partly-fictionalised account, this book recounts the dramatic story of the 1945 General Election - an event that, to the surprise of many, saw the decisive defeat of wartime hero Winston Churchill and the election of Britain's first majority Labour government. Drawing on a rich array of diaries, biographies, and autobiographies, it vividly brings to life the gripping personal and political dramas of key figures such as Churchill, Attlee, Morrison, Wilkinson, and Bevin - stories as compelling as any work of melodramatic fiction. Innovatively, the book also makes extensive use of the Mass Observation Archive - including diaries, directives, and field reports - to capture the voices of ordinary people who watched the unfolding events with a mixture of awe, anticipation, and apprehension.
- About The Author
- Robert Garner is Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Leicester. His PhD thesis focused on the history of the Labour Party. He has published widely on a variety of academic topics - including party politics, environmental politics, and the politics and ethics of animal protection - with publishers such as Oxford University Press, Columbia University Press, Polity, and Palgrave.
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- ISBN
- 9781835743546
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The Book Guild Publishing, (28 January 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 300
- Weight
- 200 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 19.5 mm
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