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1	Robert Peel: A Biography more books like this by Douglas Hurd add to wishlist Robert Peel, as much as any man in the nineteenth century, transformed Great Britain into a modern nation. He invented our police force, which became a model for the world. He steered through the Bill which allowed Catholics to sit in Parliament. He reorganised the criminal justice system. He put Britain back on the gold standard; he invented the ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| first editions
2	Vote to kill more books like this by Douglas Hurd add to wishlist Sir James Percival, a cool, world-weary veteran of Tory politics, finds himself with a small but workable majority after 7 years of Labour rule and might be forgiven for looking forward to a quiet life. But life, especially in politics, isn't like that. His 2nd wife Helena & disreputable son Antony don't get on & the move to No.10 leads to flare ... see all copies from £1.24! first editions
3	Search for Peace the more books like this by Hurd Douglas, Douglas Hurd add to wishlist Contrary to the claim that a diplomat is paid to lie for his country, former Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd contends that from Machievelli to Metternich, from Sir Edward Grey to Boutros-Boutros Ghali, a top diplomat's main function is the genuine search for peace. His chronological narrative of the international affairs of the 20th century focuses ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.02! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Memoirs more books like this by Douglas Hurd add to wishlist Douglas Hurd retired as Foreign Secretary in 1995 after a distinguished career in Government spanning 16 years. As Secretary of State for Ireland, Home Secretary and then six years in the Foreign Office in Margaret Thatcher and John Major's administrations, he was at the very heart of modern political decision-making. Earlier he had run Edward ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £10.63! \| first editions
5	The Germans We Trusted: Stories of Friendship Resulting from the Second World War more books like this by Pamela Howe Taylor, Douglas Hurd (Foreword by) add to wishlist This is a book of thirty six true accounts of the friendships that developed between German prisoners of war and their 'enemies' during their captivity. The stories, which are moving, humorous and incredible, are set mostly in Britain but also take place in the USA and Canada. Many of the friendships formed continued long past the end of the War ... see all copies from £11.77! new only from £12.85!
6	An end to promises : sketch of a government, 1970-74 more books like this by Douglas Hurd add to wishlist see all copies from £7.48! signed copies \| first editions
7	The Smile on the Face of the Tiger by Douglas; Osmond Hurd, Andrew add to wishlist see all copies from £1.56! first editions
8	Truth Game more books like this by Douglas Hurd add to wishlist see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| first editions
9	The Palace of Enchantments more books like this by Douglas Hurd add to wishlist see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.45! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	The shape of ice more books like this by Douglas Hurd add to wishlist Douglas Hurd's fine political novel, set in the near future, eloquently conveys the sheer anarchic pressure of political life at the top - the way problems jostle for attention in the day, with the small ones prevailing because they are urgent, and the pressure slowly building until it distorts judgement and relationships. With the narrative ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £16.14! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	The smile on the face of the tiger by Douglas Hurd add to wishlist see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.48! \| first editions
12	Send him victorious by Douglas Hurd add to wishlist see all copies from £1.24! signed copies \| first editions
13	Ten minutes to turn the devil more books like this by Douglas Hurd add to wishlist As an MP, Douglas Hurd would write a new short story every year during the summer Parliamentary recess. This collection comprises ten tales, including a moving account of a family in Bosnia (The Last Day of Summer), a caper about drugrunning off Florida (A Suitcase Between Friends), and a grimly realistic Ulster vignette (Fog of Peace). Each of ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
14	Scotch on the rocks more books like this by Douglas Hurd add to wishlist From the blackened, crumbling tenements of Glasgow come ugly rumours. An army of separatist fanatics, recruited from the razor gangs of Europe's most violent city and funded and armed by an unknown power, are standing ready - waiting for the moment to strike. Is the Nationalist tide about to turn? see all copies from £1.24! signed copies \| first editions
15	The Arrow War: an Anglo-Chinese confusion, 1856-1860. more books like this by Douglas Hurd add to wishlist see all copies from £4.78! first editions
16	Image in the water more books like this by Douglas Hurd add to wishlist After a narrow Labour victory dependent on Scottish votes, young, ambitious and right-wing Alcester sweeps in as Tory leader of the opposition. When his baby is kidnapped, it leads to an upsurge of support and Alcester redoubles his campaign to get the Scots out of the UK. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £11.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	The search for peace more books like this by Douglas Hurd add to wishlist We live in a world of nation states, immortal and political entities that act as a focus for the loyalty of the citizen but cannot by themselves meet those citizens' needs. As the history of our own continent illustrates, a Europe of nation states has bred a Europe of endemic warfare. Such has been the problem facing international diplomacy for ... see all copies from £1.24! first editions
18	War without frontiers by Andrew Osmond, Douglas Hurd add to wishlist see all copies from £1.24! signed copies \| first editions
19	Send him victorious by Andrew Osmond, Douglas Hurd add to wishlist see all copies from £1.26! first editions
20	A suitcase between friends. more books like this by Douglas Hurd add to wishlist see all copies from £6.70! first editions
21	On the cars and off : being the journal of a pilgrammage along the Queen's Highway from Halifax in Nova Scotia to Victoria in Vancouver's Island more books like this by Douglas Sladen, Percy Hurd add to wishlist see all copies from £67.92! first editions
22 view cover	To lead and to serve : the report of the review of the See of Canterbury more books like this by Douglas Hurd, Church of England. Diocese of Canterbury. Archbishop add to wishlist This review analyzes the role of the Archbishop of Canterbury and considers the Archbishop's duties as they fall into six principal roles: Diocesan Bishop of Canterbury; Metropolitan for the Southern Province - where he has responsibilities for the administration of 30 sees in the South and Midlands of England; Primate of All England - his ... see all copies from £9.03!

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