One Fine Day: Britain's Empire on the Brink

Author: Matthew Parker Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 608 'Breathtaking... vital and important. A wonderful read' PETER FRANKOPAN 'Marvellous... escapes the inane, balance-sheet view of Empire and sees its full complexity' SATHNAM SANGHERA 'Excellent... his mastery of detail is impeccable' DOMINIC SANDBROOK, Sunday Times 'Extraordinary... [brings] the world of a century ago to fresh, vivid life' ALEX VON TUNZELMANN THE STORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE AT ITS MAXIMUM TERRITORIAL EXTENT On Saturday 29 September 1923, the Palestine Mandate became law...Read more