My life of strife

"The memoirs of Lord Croft, completed just before his death, describe interests at school and at Cambridge; early entry into public life; ten contested elections between 1906-1940; a leading part in the struggle for Tariff Reform and Imperial Preference, the 1918 War, from Company Commander to Brigadier-General, vivid descriptions of life on the Western Front; return to Parliament and formation of the National Party (1917). He tells of the achievements of the Empire Industries Assiciation, of which he had been Chairman for many years; opposition to the India Bill (1936); work for rearmament; conflict with Party leaders on these issues; and gives thumbnail sketches and revealing conversations with many of the great political figures associated with him, from Joseph Chamberlain to Churchill."--Jacket. 384 pages plates, portraits 24 cm