In his preface to the 1998 reissue, Michael Foot wrote, 'Guilty Men was conceived by three London journalists who had formed the habit of meeting on the roof of the Evening Standard offices in Shoe Lane, Fleet Street, just after the the afternoon paper had been put to bed and, maybe, just before the Two Brewers opened across the road.' The book's genesis and publication could hardly have been swifter. Its writing took four days from the 1st to the 4th June 1940: it was published on the 5th July. It is an angry book, indeed, ...
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In his preface to the 1998 reissue, Michael Foot wrote, 'Guilty Men was conceived by three London journalists who had formed the habit of meeting on the roof of the Evening Standard offices in Shoe Lane, Fleet Street, just after the the afternoon paper had been put to bed and, maybe, just before the Two Brewers opened across the road.' The book's genesis and publication could hardly have been swifter. Its writing took four days from the 1st to the 4th June 1940: it was published on the 5th July. It is an angry book, indeed, a devastatingly effective polemic. Its target was the appeasers of the 1930s, the leading culprits being Baldwin, Chamberlain and Halifax who had left the country so ill-prepared, and who, by their pusillanimity, had emboldened Hitler and Mussolini; and in the case of the last two still favoured some accommodation with the fascist dictators. In today's parlance, it would be called a wake-up call. It was very successful selling about 200,000 copies. Kenneth Morgan, Michael Foot's biographer, describes the book as consisting of 'a series of brief vignettes of key episodes or personalities, the latter invariably foolish or dishonest.' Michael Foot wrote eight of the chapters, the first and most powerful one being on Dunkirk. Although Michael Foot was the main contributor, and the one who suggested 'Cato' as the umbrella pseudonym, the other two, as Michael Foot would be the first to admit, Peter Howard and Frank Own should not be forgotten. Seventy years on, Guilty Men has not lost its readability and power to enrage.
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Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in poor condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 250grams, ISBN:
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Very Good. 1940. Hardcover. "The best publisher alive or dead", C P Snow. Original blue cloth covers, tight binding, lacking dw. Ex Libris with usual markings, some shelf wear to spine and cover. Light yellowing of pages, text clear and remains a good copy.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Good in Poor jacket. 26th Impression, 1940. Publication of 125 pages. The dust jacket is worn, the spine is missing. The boards are in good condition. There is old tape residue marks on the end papers. Internally the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK.
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Very Good+ in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall Same date on title page as on copyright page. A fine copy with no markings, no bookplate. Unusual thus. In a very good dust jacket with a couple half-inch closed tears, some creases. Not price-clipped. Overall a nice copy. Vintage Connecticut bookseller label affixed to rear pastedown.
