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Description of The Companion to British History, 3rd Edition

This is a bulky, hardback encyclopaedia of British History, the only one of its kind written by a single hand rather than a committee. Indispensable for anyone interested in British History.
Third Edition, published November 2008.


"An astonishing synthesis of information."
- Roger Scruton, The Times

"Bigger than a foundation stone, longer than the Bible"
- Elizabeth Grice, The Daily Telegraph

"An astonishing achievement, a compelling book for dipping into, a splendid work."
- Simon Hoggart, The Guardian.

"This marvellous book, which contains tens of thousands of historical facts will enlighten, amuse, and inform. Every home should have one."
- Simon Heffer, The Daily Mail

"He has done for historical encyclopaedias what Samuel Johnson did for dictionaries."
- Andrew Roberts, The Mail on Sunday

"If you were marooned on that mythical desert island with only one history book, this would be the one to take. Buy three copies - one for the children, one for the grandchildren - and one for yourself."
- John Charmley, The Daily Telegraph

Title Information

ISBN:

9780956098306

Pages:

1425 pages

Format:

Hardback

Product Code:

360809

Publisher:

Loncross Denholm Press

Published:

25/11/2008

Edition:

3rd Edition

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About Charles Arnold-Baker

Born a Prussian nobleman during the reign of the Kaiser, the author was educated at Winchester and Oxford and decided to oppose National Socialism by joining the British Army, taking Charles Arnold-Baker as his nom de guerre. He was still a German national when, for a few months, he commanded part of Churchill's bodyguard. He joined MI6, where he reported to Malcolm Muggeridge and worked with Kim Philby. He arrested one of the deputy commandants of Auschwitz in Norway.

After the war he became a barrister, and then, as Secretary General of the National Association of Local Councils, became the chief spokesman for local government before the parliaments of London and Strasbourg. At what most people would call retirement age, he accepted a Professorship at the City University, where he lectured on Law and Architecture. He was nearly 80 when the first edition of his Companion to British History was published. Now 90, he has thoroughly revised his work for this Third Edition and divides his time between travel, public speaking (in English, French or German), academic work and caring for his sick wife.