The Prime Minister: The Office and Its Holders Since 1945
| Author | : Peter Hennessy |
| Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 740 |
| Release | : 2001-10-05 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0312293135 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780312293130 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Prime Minister: The Office and Its Holders Since 1945 by : Peter Hennessy
Download or read book The Prime Minister: The Office and Its Holders Since 1945 written by Peter Hennessy and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-10-05 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He illuminates, often for the first time, precise Prime Ministerial attitudes toward, and authority over, nuclear weapons policy, the planning and waging of war, and the secret services, as well as dealing with governmental overload, the Suez crisis, and the "Soviet threat." He concludes with a controversial assessment of the relative performance of each Prime Minister since 1945 and a new specification for the premiership as it meets its fourth century."--BOOK JACKET.
