Jeremy Paxman
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2013
Description
What was life actually like for the British during the First World War? The images we have all reinforce the idea that it was, in the end, an utterly pointless waste of life, and little more. So why did we fight so willingly and how did we endure it for so long? Jeremy Paxman brings vividly to life the day to day experience of the British over the
Author
Publisher
William Collins
Pub. Date
2016
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Filled with views, opinions and stories from 4 decades in front of the camera.Jeremy Paxman is Britain?s bravest, most incisive political interviewer. The no-nonsense star of BBC Newsnight, Paxman is a supreme inquisitor, a master at skewering mammoth egos with his relentless grilling. Few figures in public life have escaped. From John Major to Theresa May, from Tony Blair to Ed Miliband, Paxman had them quaking in their boots. His working life has...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Jeremy Paxman goes to the very heart of empire. As he describes the selection process for colonial officers, the importance of sport, the domestic life of the colonial officer's wife, and the crazed end for General Gordon of Khartoum, Paxman brings to life the tragedy and comedy of Empire and reveals its profound and lasting effect on our nation.
5) Empire
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2011
Description
The influence of the British Empire is everywhere, from the very existence of the United Kingdom to the ethnic composition of our cities. It affects everything, from Prime Ministers' decisions to send troops to war to the adventurers we admire. In this acute and witty analysis, Jeremy Paxman goes to the very heart of empire.