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"Cannadine makes a number of worthwhile forays, and his best chapters display his well-earned reputation for lively writing and provocative thinking."--Boston Globe
"Zestfully and gracefully written, compulsively readable, and full of sagacious insights about big questions."--Fred Leventhal
"A group of sometimes provocative, always accessible and thoroughly researched essays that are sure to enlighten those devoted to British history."--Publishers Weekly
"Apart from the solid good judgment, the expert marshalling of resources, the sheer professionalism, there is something special that does distinguish all of Cannadine's work and it's on magnificent display here."--Financial Times
"A shrewd choice of subjects that do, indeed, mark the passing of the Churchillian epoch."--The Washington Post Book World
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