The Duff Cooper Diaries
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A witness to numerous significant events from 1914 to 1950, the life of Duff Cooper is explored in full in this collection of diaries. From life as a young soldier at the end of World War I, as a politician during the General Strike of 1926, as King Edward VIII's friend at the time of the Abdication, and to Paris after being liberated in 1944 when he became British ambassador, this reveling and insightful resource is superbly edited by Cooper's son, John Julius Norwich, whose familial link ensures all kinds of additional information as footnotes. With additional details on Cooper's numerous, public love affairs, this enthralling diary captures history as it was being made.
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