This eyewitness account of the October 1993 uprising in the heart of Moscow includes reports on the siege of the rebel parliament's headquarters and analysis of the political fallout after Yeltsin used tanks to dissolve the rebellion.
An autobiography of one of Britain's foremost politicians who, in his range of interests, in the brilliance of his mind, and in his ability to write, is probably unique among figures in English public life. He has also written a book on photography, "Healey's Eye".
For over four years in the 'Swinging Sixties' the armed forces of the UK were engaged in a little publicized but crucial jungle war against communist aggressive on the vast island of Borneo. At any one time up to 50,000 troops (half of the Army's strength today) were deployed along a 1,000 mile front. Their enemy were the communist led ...
In this autobiography, Denis Healey reveals the breadth of his interests and his knowledge of the arts. In this book, he takes time to look at the literary influences that have shaped his life - providing a guide to help readers rediscover books he or she may once have read, following onto new authors. Denis Healey was Labour MP for South-East ...
Following the success of his memoirs "The Time of My Life", Denis Healey turns his attention in this lively and penetrating collection of essays to the themes which underlie the far-reaching political developments that have taken place in Eastern Europe over the last year. Denis Healey's and experience of domestic and world affairs has given him a ...
A collection of essays on some of the most pressing themes of today from nationalism and a world society, European unity, non-nuclear strategy, Gorbachev and Soviet foreign policy, and on post cold-war Britian. The essays demonstrate how the revolutions of the new world echo those of the old. Written as a companion volume to "The Time of my Life" ...
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A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East
