The Liberators

“Two names have been added to my list of a dozen Liberators from Cromwell to Lenin, because I felt that Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill will leave the world a good deal freer than they found it two year ago.” – Philip Guedalla 1942

The Liberators weaves together the biographies of famous political figures from Oliver Cromwell to Roosevelt and Churchill.

Together, their stories tell international tales of freedom, revolution and change, including:

William Penn, the philosopher and early Quaker.

Thomas Masaryk, the first president of Czechoslovak.

Giuseppe Garibaldi, a key player in Italian Unification.

Georges Clemenceau, the French Premier during the First World War.

Vladimir Lenin, the Russian Communist revolutionary.

Philip Guedalla has united different countries and different times to show a world sailing towards liberty, with each historical figure as its captain.

First published during the Second World War, The Liberators is about courage, strength and determination. From leaders of the English Civil War to Twentieth-Century revolutions, The Liberators is a tale of great men who achieved great things.

Praise for Philip Guedalla

‘Polished, witty, lucid, excellently proportioned.’ – The Times

‘A brilliant piece of work.’ – Spectator

‘Lively, dashing, entertaining.’ – Daily Telegraph

Philip Guedalla (1889-1944) was the Oxford University President of the Union Society. Later he was called to the Bar and contested several Parliamentary elections as a Liberal. Having become interested in British relations with South America, he founded the Ibero-American Institute and was responsible for the Latin-American Division of the British Council. He lectured in both North and South America, and broadcast frequently to South America. Among other distinguished books by him are The Second Empire, Palmerston and Mr Churchill.