Attlee's War

ISBN: 9781848852860 出版年：2011 页码：321 Robert Crowcroft Bloomsbury Publishing

As deputy prime minister of Britain's coalition government during World War II, Clement Attlee became one of the most powerful figures in British politics and subsequently played a crucireshaping of the post-war party-political landscape. The architect of Labour's entry into the wartime coalition, Attlee came to straddle the workings of governmedegree. Unmatched in his range of influence, he dominated party politics; directed a doctrinal struggle within the coalition; ato create the conditions for a cross-party alliance to be maintained after the war. Hcarve out a position of greater strenghad ever occupied before and he succeedhis party to power in July 1945. Robert Crowcroft here examines the political leadership of the unsung architect behind the development of wartime politics and tLabour party. Traditionally seof unprecedented cooperation between the Labour and Conservative parties, Crowcroft argues that in fact Attlee's influence facilitated a significant shift towards Labour which sowed the seeds for his party's post-war victory.Attlee's War mounts a challenge to the popular image of Attlee as a reticent collegiate, and unravels his elusive path to power. Shedding new light on an often misunderstood figure, this boto all those interested in modern British history and the leadership of major political figures.