TY  - BOOK
AU  - Crosby,Travis L.
TI  - The unknown Lloyd George: a statesman in conflict 
SN  - 9781780764856
AV  - DA566.9.L5 .C767 2014
U1  - 941.083092 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - I.B. Tauris
KW  - Lloyd George, David,
KW  - Prime ministers
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Biography
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - fast
KW  - 1910-1936
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 508-542) and index
N2  - David Lloyd George is widely regarded as one of the most effective British prime ministers of the twentieth century. A dynamic speaker and committed social reformer, he led Britain successfully through the devastation of World War I and had a powerful impact on international politics. In the post-war peace treaties, he sought a just, rather than a vengeful, settlement for the defeated powers in an attempt to preserve a peaceful international order. Whilst Lloyd George's achievements were undoubtedly substantial, his political record was not entirely without blemish and, in his personal life, he was a fascinating and complex character. Renowned as a womaniser, after 1913 he retained two separate households - one with his wife and one with his mistress, his former private secretary. Based on extensive research, Travis L. Crosby provides a fresh appraisal of the life of one of Britain's most conflicted politicians
ER  -