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Undiplomatic

John Gross In the Service of the Peacock Throne Parviz C. Radji (Hamish Hamilton £12.50) T act, circumspection, restraint — the virtues of an ambassador are not nec- cessarily......

Books

The genius of Winston Churchill Jo Grimond Churchill: 1874-1915 Ted Morgan (Jonathan Cape £12.50) I t would be difficult to write a dull book about Churchill's early life. Mr......