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Clement Attlee: A Prime Minister and his times
AttleeAttlee by Kenneth Harris
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A fantastic biography of the man, based in part on interviews Harris conducted with Attlee.
Clement Attlee: A Political BiographyClement Attlee: A Political Biography by Trevor Burridge
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Another good biography of Clement Attlee, this one focusing on his political career.
Clem AttleeClem Attlee by Francis Beckett
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The latest biography of Attlee, strongly favorable towards its subject.
A Prime Minister remembers: The war and post-war memoirs of the Rt.Hon.Earl Attlee, based on his private papers and on a series of recorded conversationsA Prime Minister remembers: The war and post-war memoirs of the Rt.Hon.Earl Attlee, based on his private papers and on a series of recorded conversations by Francis Williams
A transcript of interviews Williams conducted with Attlee in retirement.
Politicians and the Slump: Labour Government of 1929-31 (Pelican)Politicians and the Slump: Labour Government of 1929-31 (Pelican) by Robert Skidelsky
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The standard history of the Labour Government of 1929-1931, the collapse of which set the stage for Attlee's rise to the leadership of the Labour Party.
Labour in Crisis: Clement Attlee and the Labour Party in Opposition, 1931-40Labour in Crisis: Clement Attlee and the Labour Party in Opposition, 1931-40 by John Swift
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A olid examination of Attlee's early years as leader of the Labour Party.
Labour and the Left in the 1930sLabour and the Left in the 1930s by Ben Pimlott
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This is a fantastic examination of the left wing of the Labour Party and indispensable for understanding Attlee's management of the Labour Party during his early years as its leader.
Labour's International PolicyLabour's International Policy by John F. Naylor
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A sympathetic examination of the Labour Party's foreign policy during the 1930s.
The People's War: Britain, 1939-45The People's War: Britain, 1939-45 by Angus Calder
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A great history of Britain during the Second World War, during when Attlee served as Deputy Prime Minister.
The Road to 1945: British Politics and the Second World WarThe Road to 1945: British Politics and the Second World War by Paul Addison
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Addison's history of politics during the Second World War is a classic.
Labour's War: The Labour Party and the Second World War (Oxford Historical Monographs)Labour's War: The Labour Party and the Second World War (Oxford Historical Monographs) by Stephen Brooke
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A good study of the Labour Party during the war, the essential precursor to 1945.
Labour in Power 1945-1951 (Oxford Paperbacks)Labour in Power 1945-1951 (Oxford Paperbacks) by Kenneth O. Morgan
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Morgan's history of the Labour governments of the postwar period is an indispensable starting point for examinig Attlee's tenure as PM.
Never Again: Britain, 1945-51Never Again: Britain, 1945-51 by Peter Hennessy
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A broader history of Britain during Attlee's years as Prime Minister.
Ernest BevinErnest Bevin by Alan Bullock
An abridgement of Bullock's superb three-volume biography of the union leader and Foreign Secretary who was Attlee's closest friend in the Cabinet.
Attlee's Great Contemporaries: The Politics of CharacterAttlee's Great Contemporaries: The Politics of Character by Frank Field
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This is a collection of pen portraits of people Attlee knew that the former Prime Minister wrote after his retirement.
Attlee as I Knew Him (Local history series)Attlee as I Knew Him (Local history series)
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A collection of reminisces from over thirty of Attlee's contemporaries; contains both insight and banality.