Dr Ashley Jackson is a senior lecturer in the Defence Studies Department at King's College, London. He completed his doctorate at New College, Oxford in 1996. His research concentrates on the history of empire, particularly the British Empire.

'A pleasure to read' Daily Express.

• Introduction. Landscape for a Lifetime: Winston, Woodstock and Oxfordshire. Cadet to Frontier Soldier: Warrior and Writer. Pundit and Politician: A Rising Star. High Office: War on Land and Sea. Home and Colonial: New Nations, Strikes and Gold. Man of Kent: A Frenzied Unemployment. War Machine: The Management of Global Conflict. A Higher Vision: Post-war Government and a Changing World. Symbol of the Nation. Epilogue. Further Reading. Notes. Acknowledgements. Picture Credits. Index.

Dr Ashley Jackson is a senior lecturer in the Defence Studies Department at King's College, London. He completed his doctorate at New College, Oxford in 1996. His research concentrates on the history of empire, particularly the British Empire.

'A pleasure to read' Daily Express.

• Introduction. Landscape for a Lifetime: Winston, Woodstock and Oxfordshire. Cadet to Frontier Soldier: Warrior and Writer. Pundit and Politician: A Rising Star. High Office: War on Land and Sea. Home and Colonial: New Nations, Strikes and Gold. Man of Kent: A Frenzied Unemployment. War Machine: The Management of Global Conflict. A Higher Vision: Post-war Government and a Changing World. Symbol of the Nation. Epilogue. Further Reading. Notes. Acknowledgements. Picture Credits. Index.