A political hero finally gets his due in M. W. Daly's intriguing new book, The Last of the Great Proconsuls.
During his time as a British administrator and diplomat, beginning as a member of the Sudan Political Service and ending as the Personal Representative of the Foreign Secretary in the Gulf, Sir William Luce played a decisive role in many of his era's most impactful events.
Daly's biography finally sheds light on this often-overlooked figure who was instrumental in the post-World War II dissolution of the British Empire, including the eventual creation of the...
A political hero finally gets his due in M. W. Daly's intriguing new book, The Last of the Great Proconsuls.