Oliver Popplewell Boeken

Herbert Henry Asquith's life is marked by his passionate engagement in politics and complex relationships with women. The narrative explores his dual pursuits, revealing how his political ambitions intertwined with his personal life, shaping both his career and character. Through a blend of historical context and personal anecdotes, the book delves into Asquith's influential role in British politics while highlighting the emotional depths of his romantic entanglements.

Prior to his retirement, the Honourable Sir Oliver Popplewell was a distinguished High Court judge for nearly twenty years and was involved in a number of celebrated cases over the course of his long career. This autobiography presents a portrait of the career of Popplewell, one of England's most distinguished lawyers.

Exploring how chance can affect the outcome of events, big or small.

This is a fascinating, cold-case review of the 1938 Munich agreement. There were five major players: Britain, France, Germany, Russia and Czechoslovakia. For the Czechs it was a disaster. In 1939, the Germans marched into Prague. The Czechs were to lose their independence for some 50 years. In Britain, Chamberlain was the self-appointed spokesman for the Czechs. He was simply found wanting because he never appeared to have the slightest understanding of Hitler’s dishonesty. The French were led by corrupt and incompetent politicians who had treaty obligations to the Czechs which they were determined, at all costs, to avoid being required to honour. The Germans were the villains of the act. Hitler was determined to smash the Czechs and “to remove the tribes of Bohemia and Moravia into reservations in Siberia and Wolhynia (a marshy part of Poland).” “Ethnic cleansing” had not then entered the English language. Russian foreign policy was famously described by Churchill as “a riddle, wrapped up in a mystery, inside an enigma.”