The Making of Modern Britain: From Queen Victoria to V.E. Day: 1 - Hardcover

'The book is lively, readable and engaging . . . vivid character studies and colourful vignettes, some of cinematic brilliance . . . Marr has an enviable ability to unravel complex issues and expound them in simple terms. He possesses a sharp radical edge and often goes to the heart of the matter . . . Marr can also be genuinely funny . . . an acute eye for details that puts the past in perspective . . . Marr's analyses are lucid . . . He sums up historical debates adeptly'
--Guardian

Published alongside a landmark BBC2 series, this is the story of Britain from 1900 to the end of the Second World War