Who Killed Kitchener?: The Life and Death of Britain's Most Famous War Minister

by David Laws

Overview

Lord Horatio Herbert Kitchener is most famous today as the face of the poster that led Britain’s recruitment drive during the early part of the First World War. But in recent years, with the recent release of records by the government, it has been the nature of his death that has stirred up passions long forgotten.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785902376
Publisher:	Biteback Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	01/07/2020
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	243,293
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.20(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

David Laws was the Liberal Democrat MP for Yeovil 2001–2015. He helped negotiate the historic Lib Dem–Conservative coalition in 2010, and briefly served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, before becoming Minister of State for Schools in the Department for Education and Minister of State for the Cabinet Office.

Table of Contents

Contents

List of Illustrations

Author’s Note

Preface

Map of the Orkney Islands, HMS Hampshire’s Route, and the Survivors’ Journey

The Killing

The Conspiracies

The Military Hero

The Warship and the Submarine

The War Minister

The Battle

The Mission

The Fateful Voyage

The Fight to Survive

The Search at Sea

The Aftermath

The Truth

Postscript

Select Bibliography

Index