As it Happened

"An honourable and gallant gentleman, and a faithful colleague who served his country well at the time of her greatest need." Winston Churchill.

Clement Attlee is to this day remembered as "a sheep in sheep's clothing", after Churchill's now infamous comment.

But As It Happened tells a different and more complex story of a decent, great man who was often misunderstood.

This autobiography takes the reader on a journey through Attlee's life - and through one of the most epochal and uncertain per...