David Lee is the Director of the Historical Publications and Information Section of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He is author inter alia of Australia and the World in the Twentieth Century, Melbourne, 2005

Three writers have previously written complete or partial biographies of Bruce. All have had some value, but none has been adequate, and historians have long been conscious of an important gap in Australia's political history. David Lee has filled that gap with a biography that is likely to remain a standard work for many years.

• Introduction; 1 Commerce and Conflict, 1883-1917; 2 The Accidental Prime Minister, 1918-1923; 3 Men, Money and Markets, 1923-1924; 4 The Prime Minister Triumphant, 1924-1925; 5 Nation and Empire, 1926-1927; 6 'Over the Top', 1928-1929; 7 Redux, 1930-1934; 8 'Ambassador-at-Large Par Excellence', 1932-1936; 9 Appeasement and the Bruce Report, 1937-1939; 10 The High Commissioner at War, 1939-1941; 11 The World at War, 1941-1943; 12 Apostle of International Co-operation, 1943-1967 The Bruce Legacy; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

David Lee is the Director of the Historical Publications and Information Section of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He is author inter alia of Australia and the World in the Twentieth Century, Melbourne, 2005

Three writers have previously written complete or partial biographies of Bruce. All have had some value, but none has been adequate, and historians have long been conscious of an important gap in Australia's political history. David Lee has filled that gap with a biography that is likely to remain a standard work for many years.

• Introduction; 1 Commerce and Conflict, 1883-1917; 2 The Accidental Prime Minister, 1918-1923; 3 Men, Money and Markets, 1923-1924; 4 The Prime Minister Triumphant, 1924-1925; 5 Nation and Empire, 1926-1927; 6 'Over the Top', 1928-1929; 7 Redux, 1930-1934; 8 'Ambassador-at-Large Par Excellence', 1932-1936; 9 Appeasement and the Bruce Report, 1937-1939; 10 The High Commissioner at War, 1939-1941; 11 The World at War, 1941-1943; 12 Apostle of International Co-operation, 1943-1967 The Bruce Legacy; Notes; Bibliography; Index.