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Carrington - An Honourable Man (Hardcover)
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Carrington - An Honourable Man (Hardcover)
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"One of the country's greatest post-war statesmen" Sir John Major
Lord Carrington was Margaret Thatcher's Foreign Secretary when the
Argentinians invaded the Falklands in 1982. Absent in Israel on the
eve of the invasion, he promptly resigned since it was, he said, a
point of honour. He is seen by many today as the last of his breed
in politics, an honourable man committed to public service. The
descendant of a famous banking family, Carrington served as a
minister in every Conservative government from Churchill to
Thatcher. In this full biography, authorised but not read by the
subject, author of This Sceptred Isle Christopher Lee offers a
fascinating portrait of a Tory icon whose career is a window into
post-war British politics and life as a politician and diplomat. He
could be viewed as a typical Tory grandee, yet he disliked the
Party, claiming late in his life that he was no longer a member,
and could be fiercely independent. And there were recurring
oddities in his career. He was forced to offer his resignation to
Churchill for bad judgement over the Crichel Down Affair. As Navy
Minister he was caught in the glare of a spy ring, and, though
Defence Secretary, kept out of the loop of the military operation
which culminated in Bloody Sunday. Margaret Thatcher said there was
something innately reassuring walking into a room where Carrington
stood. Was this a barbed compliment? Did he in fact lack the steel
required of a modern politician? He certainly represents a bygone
era, as this vivid and expert biography shows.
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