John Colville (1915–1987)
Forfatter af The Fringes of Power: 10 Downing Street Diaries, 1939-1955
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Sir John Colville entered the diplomatic service in 1937, at the age of twenty-two. In 1939, he made the transition to 10 Downing Street under Neville Chamberlain, then went on to become Prime Minister Winston Churchill's principal private secretary during World War II as well as Churchill's later vis mere return to office. He died in 1987 vis mindre
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The Fringes of Power: October 1941-April 1955 v. 2: Downing Street Diaries, 1939-55 (1987) 19 eksemplarer
Fools' pleasure. A leisurely journey down the Danube, to the Black Sea, the Greek Islands and Dalmatia. 2 eksemplarer
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- Juridisk navn
- Colville, John Rupert
- Andre navne
- Colville, "Jock"
Colville, John Robertson - Fødselsdato
- 1915-01-28
- Dødsdag
- 1987-11-19
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- England
UK - Uddannelse
- Harrow School
University of Cambridge (Trinity College) - Erhverv
- civil servant
- Relationer
- Churchill, Winston S. (Private secretary to)
- Priser og hædersbevisninger
- Order of the Bath (Companion, 1955)
Royal Victorian Order (Commander, 1949)
Knight Bachelor (1974)
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