{"product_id":"9780002571104","title":"The Guardsmen: Harold Macmillan, Three Friends and the World they Made","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-copy\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eThe Guardsmen: Harold Macmillan, Three Friends and the World they Made\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBall, Simon\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSummary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis work aims to shed light on the political generation of Harold Macmillan.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work aims to shed light on the political generation of Harold Macmillan. A collective biography of a political era seen through four Conservative politicians, Macmillan the academic, Lord Salisbury the aristocrat, Oliver Lyttelton the man of action and Harry Crookshank the wit - a tightly-knit group of privileged Englishmen all born between 1893-4, who shared a common education (Eton, Oxford, the Guards), who fought together in World War I and who rose to political prominence in time for the next, and all served as senior members of Churchill's peacetime administration during the 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-highlights\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHighlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEasy to enjoy: 480 pages · Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy Ball, Simon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-details\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780002571104\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ball, Simon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17 May 2004\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Used – Very Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-about\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the authors\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBall, Simon and Simon J. Ball and Simon Nicholas Ball\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/books.google.co.uk\/books?id=u8IhAQAAIAAJ\u0026amp;dq=isbn:9780002571104\u0026amp;hl=\u0026amp;source=gbs_api\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMore about this book\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-reviews\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eThis work aims to shed light on the political generation of Harold Macmillan.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Used – Very Good","offer_id":53336555585800,"sku":"9780002571104-UsedVeryGood","price":3.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0928\/5297\/7928\/files\/standardized_66346a380065f53586f72198c9858192.jpg?v=1771329969","url":"https:\/\/www.azbooks.co.uk\/products\/9780002571104","provider":"AZ Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}