Even 35 years after Harold Macmillan's resignation in 1963, opinions are sharply divided over his achievements as a politician and prime minister. This volume contributes to the debate about Macmillan's political role, his successes and his failures, by examining key aspects of his political life. Biographers, historians, and contemporaries present facets of Macmillan's life, his political visions, his skills, successes and failures in his personal life as well as in his domestic and foreign policies. With most official papers covering his active political life until his resignation now in the public domain, a more considered judgement about his party political and his governmental activities is possible. Taking account of this newly-available documentary evidence, there is much yet to be written on Harold Macmillan's career, but this collection bears witness to the fact that his was a magnificent life.
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Foreword by Alistair Horne Harold Macmillan: A Political Life. Introduction; S. Lee & R. Aldous Harold Macmillan: A View from the Foreign Office; O. Wright The Cost of Myth: Macmillan and the Illusion of a 'Special Relationship'; W. S. Lucas Opportunity Knocks: Macmillan at the Treasury, 1955-57; L. Johnman Much Ado about Nothing? Macmillan and Appeasement; N. Crowson Macmillan and Europe; R. Lamb 'Ne Pleurez pas, Milord': Macmillan and France from Algiers to Rambouillet; N. P. Ludlow Pragmatism versus Principle? : Macmillan and Germany; S. Lee Perfect Peace? Macmillan and Ireland; R. Aldous Dear Brendan and Master Harold; C. Lysaght Harold Macmillan, the Second World War and the Empire; S. Ball Macmillan and East of Suez: the Case of Malaysia; J. Subritzky Macmillan and the Soviet Union; C. Keeble Macmillan and Nuclear Weapons: The Skybolt Affair; D. Murray Managing Transition: Macmillan and the Utility of Anglo-American Relations; N. Ashton Index
