{"product_id":"9781409059325","title":"Supermac: The Life of Harold Macmillan","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreat-grandson of a crofter and son-in-law of a Duke, Harold Macmillan (1894-1986) was both complex as a person and influential as a politican. Marked by terrible experiences in the trenches in the First World War and by his work as an MP during the Depression, he was a Tory rebel - an outspoken backbencher, opposing the economic policies of the 1930s and the appeasement policies of his own government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChurchill gave him responsibility during the Second World War with executive command as 'Viceroy of the Mediterranean'. After the War, in opposition, Macmillan was one of the principal reformers of the Conservatives, and after 1951, back in government, served in several important posts before becoming Prime Minister after the Suez Crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupermac examines key events including the controversy over the Cossacks repatriation, the Suez Crisis, You've Never Had It So Good, the Winds of Change, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Profumo Scandal. The culmination of thirty-five years of research into this period by one of our most respected historians, this book gives an unforgettable portrait of a turbulent age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Orwell Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106795602160,"sku":"9781409059325","price":16.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781409059325_p0.jpg?v=1763720300","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781409059325","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}