Beaverbrook: A Life by Anne Chisholm
Lord Beaverbrook, 1879-1964, was a cabinet minister during World War II. As a minister, Fleet Street press baron and compulsive manipulator, he was both admired and hated. His friends ranged from Kipling and Arnold Bennett to Lady Diana Cooper and Rebecca West. This book examines Beaverbrook's life and the world in which he operated.