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Historian Leo McKinstry's history of the Spitfire brings together a rich cast of characters and first-hand testimonies. It is a tale full of drama and heroism, of glory and tragedy, with the main protagonist the remarkable plane that played a crucial role in saving Britain.
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Leo McKinstry writes regularly for theDaily Mail, Sunday TelegraphandThe Spectator. He has also written five books including a study of the Labour Party and a best-selling biography of the footballing Charlton brothers. Born in Belfast he was educated in Ireland and at Cambridge University.
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'Admirable biography of a paradoxical figure whose tenure at No 10 was a disaster' * Jeremy Lewis, Sunday Times * 'It does a wonderful job of conjuring up the lost world of late Victorian politics' * Dominic Sandbrook, Daily Telegraph * 'This is undoubtably the definitive biography of Rosebery. Written with elegance, clarity and well-judged colour' * Jonathan Parry, Times Literary Supplement * 'Judicious, well-researched and engrossing' * Sunday Times * 'Remarkable' * Country Life * 'A first class biography, scholarly, judicious and always interesting' * Glasgow Herald * 'An absolutely wonderful biography ... gripping and entertaining' * Evening Standard * Superbly well-researched and well-written ... A truly first-class addition to the genre of Prime Ministerial biography * Sunday Telegraph * An authoritative and original biography which is also a riveting read' * Spectator * With masterly skill and sympathy, Leo McKinstry resurrects him as the Hamlet of late Victorian England * Daily Mail * Absorbing ... McKinstry has here proved himself to be a first-class historical biographer * Mail on Sunday * Stunning ... As well as being meticulously researched, it is beautifully written and has tremendous pace * Literary Review * Praise for ROSEBERY: * . *
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- PublisherJohn Murray Publishers Ltd
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0719568757
- ISBN 13 9780719568756
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