Antony Lentin: 2 books
General Smuts
South Africa
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Jan Smuts was one of the key figures behind the creation of the League of Nations; Wilson was inspired by his ideas, including the mandates scheme. He pleaded for a magnanimous peace, warning that the treaty of Versailles would lead to another war.
Banker, Traitor, Scapegoat, Spy?
The Troublesome Case of Sir Edgar Speyer
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Sir Edgar Speyer was a conspicuous figure in the financial, cultural, social and political life of Edwardian London. Head of the syndicate which financed the construction of the deep "tube lines" and "King of the Underground", he was also a connoisseur and active patron of the...