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Old men forget : the autobiography of Duff Cooper (Viscount Norwich).

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"In this book Lord Norwich, better known as Duff Cooper, tells with commendable brevity the story of his life. His childhood, his education at Eton, Oxford, and abroad, his work in the Foreign Office, his military service in the First World War, twenty years in the House of Commons -- where he...

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Main Author: Cooper, Duff, Viscount Norwich, 1890-1954 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Rupert Hart-Davis, 1953.
Subjects:
Cooper, Duff, > Viscount Norwich, > 1890-1954.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 20th century.
Statesmen > Great Britain > Biography.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle.
Hommes d'État > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Cooper, Duff, > Viscount Norwich, > 1890-1954
Politics and government
Statesmen
Great Britain
Great Britain > Biography.
1900-1999
Autobiography
autobiographies (literary works)
Biographies
Autobiographies
Autobiographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Child and boy, 1890-1907
  • Adolescent, 1907-1913
  • The Foreign Office, 1913-1917
  • The army in England, 1917-1918
  • The army in France, 1918
  • Marriage, 1918-1922
  • Private secretary, 1922-1924
  • Candidate, 1924
  • Member of Parliament, 1924-1926
  • In office, 1926-1929
  • Literature and politics, 1919-1935
  • Secretary of State for War, 1935-1937
  • First Lord of the Admiralty, 1937-1938
  • Resignation, 1938
  • The respite, 1938-1939
  • The beginning of the war, 1939-1940
  • Minister of Information, 1940-1941
  • Singapore, 1941-1942
  • Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1942-1943
  • Algiers, 1944
  • Paris, 1944-1945
  • The Treaty of Dunkirk, 1945-1947
  • The end of my career, 1947.