{"product_id":"rivals-in-the-storm-by-damian-collins-9781399407120","title":"Rivals in the Storm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fascinating, provocative, timely reflection\u003c\/strong\u003e -- Rory Stewart\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuperb\u003c\/strong\u003e -- Daily Express\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA vivid biography in cinematic snapshots of David Lloyd George, one of the world’s greatest statesmen.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBrought up in rural North Wales, David Lloyd George attended neither a grand school nor ancient university. He was very much an outsider. And yet he rose through the ranks with charisma, fierce intelligence, and fighting spirit to become, as Churchill put it in his tribute, a man who ‘stood, when at his zenith, without a rival’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut his rise was not without its hardships, and in \u003cem\u003eRivals in the Storm\u003c\/em\u003e, experienced MP and author Damian Collins focuses on the impact of Lloyd George’s personality on other leading politicians, in driving progressive reforms through government, changing the course of the First World War to lead the Allies to victory, and cementing Britain’s alliance with America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCovering Lloyd George’s emergence as the dominating political personality in Great Britain to the aftermath of his resignation, this fascinating biography takes you inside the rooms where the important decisions happened, and shows the bitter struggles as well as the triumphs of this great man of his or any other age, who nonetheless fell short of his own high expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47548203008236,"sku":"9781399407120","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9332dedafabf39aaf3edb7afc9867baf.jpg?v=1776908410","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/rivals-in-the-storm-by-damian-collins-9781399407120","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}