Books by John Grigg

On June 6 1944 - 'D-Day' - Allied troops landed in France, opening a way to eventual victory. In this provocative reappraisal of the Second World War, John Grigg suggests that the Allied invasion could have been launched successfully in the previous year, reducing considerably the scale of the war's human tragedy. 'By 1943, Grigg notes, we already had air supremacy in the ETO and more than enough trained troops to launch a cross-Channel invasion; besides, with the Wehrmacht still deep in Russia, German supply lines would have been stretched to the breaking point. Had the Western Allies liberated only France and Belgium in 1943, speculates Grigg, they could have negotiated with Stalin from a position of strength.' Kirkus Review 'A forceful, argumentative, disputatious book, intended to make people think over old prejudices and discard them.' Economist

Covers the five-year period from the beginning of 1912 until the end of 1916, when Lloyd George replaced Asquith in the premiership. It attempts to describe his last efforts as a reforming minister in a peacetime party government, and then his transformation into a dynamic war minister.

Covers Lloyd George's years from his birth in 1863 to the end of the Boer War in 1902. This title describes the future Prime Minister's emergence as a local solicitor and politician and his first twelve years in the House of Commons.

Faber Finds is reissuing the four volumes: The Young Lloyd George, Lloyd George: The People's Champion 1902-1911, Lloyd George: From Peace to War 1912-1916, Lloyd George: War Leader 1916-1918. 'A delight to read and a contribution to our political history of the greatest importance.