British historian Paul Addison, FRSE (1943–2020), known for his research on the political history of Britain during and after the Second World War was respected by students, colleagues, and friends who mourned his death in 2020. His short biography Churchill: The Unexpected Hero (2005), received international acclaim. This volume brings together essays honoring Addison and his interests as well as reprinting five of Addison’s book reviews on titles of 20th-century Britain.
Contributors include:
• Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown • Kenneth O. Morgan
• John Campbell • James W. Muller
• Antoine Capet • Richard Overy
• David Freeman • Roland Quinault
• Richard M. Langworth • Richard Toye
About the editor:
Antoine Capet, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, was Head of British Studies at the University of Rouen (France) until July 2014, when he became Emeritus. After submitting his Doctorat d’État on the British governing classes and social reform, 1931–1951 (published 1991), he continued to concentrate his research on Britain in and before the Second World War, more specifically on Churchill in recent years. His 862-page Churchill, le dictionnaire was published by Éditions Perrin, Paris, in January 2018. Professor Capet has been Editor of the ‘Britain since 1914’ section of the Royal Historical Society Bibliography since 2001 and he sat on the International Board of Twentieth Century British History (Oxford University Press) from 2002 to 2020.
