Hurd, Douglas 1930-

The Arrow War: an Anglo-Chinese confusion, 1856-1860 by Douglas Hurd ( Book )
6 editions published between 1967 and 1968 in English and held by 623 libraries worldwide

The smile on the face of the tiger by Douglas Hurd ( Book )
9 editions published between 1969 and 1994 in English and French and held by 302 libraries worldwide

The palace of enchantments by Douglas Hurd ( Book )
7 editions published between 1985 and 2003 in English and held by 249 libraries worldwide

Robert Peel : a biography by Douglas Hurd ( Book )
5 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 227 libraries worldwide
From the Publisher: Described as one of the 19th century's most dynamic prime ministers, Robert Peel transformed Great Britain into a modern nation. He invented the police force, steered through legislation that allowed Catholics to sit in Parliament, reorganized the criminal justice system, and invented the Conservative Party as it exists today. Above all he tackled poverty by repealing the Corn Laws and, thanks to Peel, Britain chose free trade and opened the door for globalization. For all his achievements, however, Peel was not all politics: he built two great houses, filled them with famous paintings, and was devoted to his beautiful wife. Yet he was widely regarded as stiff and strange, with Queen Victoria describing him as "such a cold, odd man" while Disraeli attacked him for dishonesty. But when in 1850 he was carried home after a fall from his horse, crowds primarily composed of working people gathered outside his house to read the medical bulletins. When he died a few days later, factories closed, flags flew at half mast, and thousands contributed small sums to memorials in his honor. Like Peel, Douglas Hurd served as Home Secretary and lived through a time of conflict in the Conservative Party. With one eye on the present, Douglas Hurd charts Peel's life and work through the dramas of 19th century politics.

Truth game by Douglas Hurd ( Book )
4 editions published between 1972 and 2003 in English and held by 218 libraries worldwide

Send him victorious by Douglas Hurd ( Book )
9 editions published between 1968 and 1971 in English and held by 218 libraries worldwide

Memoirs by Douglas Hurd ( Book )
7 editions published between 2003 and 2004 in English and held by 202 libraries worldwide

Image in the water by Douglas Hurd ( Book )
2 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in English and held by 180 libraries worldwide

The shape of ice by Douglas Hurd ( Book )
2 editions published between 1998 and 1999 in English and held by 170 libraries worldwide

Choose your weapons : the British Foreign Secretary : 200 years of argument, success and failure by Douglas Hurd ( Book )
3 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 158 libraries worldwide
This title discusses the great office of Foreign Secretary, its conflicts and its personalities from Napoleonic times to the post-war era.