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BERNHARDI (Genl. Friedrich von)
Germany & The Next War.
1st Eng. Ed., xii+300pp., fldg. map. Edward Arnold.
1912
#69125
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The distinguished author asserts "that Germany must, regardless of the rights & interests of other peoples, fight her way to predominance..." Orig. dec. cloth, VG with pencil ownership inscrip. of "L.S. Amery, 9 Embankment Gardens, Chelsea, SW." Note: Amery was Ed. at Harrow & Balliol College, Oxford. He was chief correspondent for The Times from the South African War, editing The Times History of the South African War. He entered Parliament in 1911, became undersecretary of state for the colonies in 1919. Made a privy councillor in 1922; thereafter, apart from a term as first lord of the Admiralty (1922–24), he spent the rest of his career as a minister in imperial departments. In 1925 he created the Dominions Office, which later became the Commonwealth Relations Office. He was a sharp critic of the Munich Agreement with Hitler & Mussolini & was influential in breaking the Chamberlain government. From 1940-45 he was secretary of state for India and Burma (Myanmar). See illustrations on our website.
£30
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