A War of Words: A Cold War Witness

by Christopher Mayhew

Lord Mayhew's memoirs in this book include an account of his early life at Oxford and the attraction of communism - so common among his contemporaries - and of his visit to the Soviet Union, which was followed by disillusionment and the beginning of his strong anti-communist beliefs. After war service and entry into parliament, he was marked out as a potential high-flyer and served as Personal Private Secretary to Ernest Bevin at the Foreign Office...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350182192
• ISBN13: 9781350182196
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"