DAVID AND WINSTON: HOW THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN CHURCHILL AND LLOYD GEORGE CHANGED THE COURSE OF HISTORY. by Lloyd George, Robert - 2008

Woodstock: Overlook, 2008. 303 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w photographs, political cartoons. "Although from different backgrounds, David Lloyd George and Winston Churchill forged a close friendship, delighting in each other's wit, rhetoric, and unconventionality. Both were outsiders. Neither attended university. Above all, both loved political sparring - often together, in the epic parliamentary battles of the start of the (20th) century. For ten years between 1904 and 1914 they met together every day for a private discussion. Lloyd George profoundly influenced Churchill's political philosophy and played a formative role in his career. Drawing on never-before-seen family archive material, (the author) provides an intimate biography of the friendship between his great-grandfather and Churchill. He throws fresh light on the two greatest statesmen of twentieth century Britain in peace and in war, and on one of the most enduring friendships in modern politics." Minor wrinking at the bottom of the spine, minor rubbing on boards, remainder mark on the bottom of the text block. Dust jacket has very minor rubbing.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good+.