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Alfred Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich, GCMG, DSO, PC (22 February 1890 – 1 January 1954), known as Duff Cooper, was a British Conservative Party politician and diplomat who was also a military and political historian.
Biografia. Deputato conservatore dal 1924, nel 1937 fu Primo Lord dell'Ammiragliato sotto Neville Chamberlain, ma si dimise nel 1938 per la sua contrarietà agli accordi di Monaco. Fu ministro dell'Informazione del governo Churchill dal maggio 1940 fino al 1941.
Alfred Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich, GCMG, DSO, PC (1890 – 1954) was a politician, diplomat, and author, whose courage in resigning from Cabinet over the Munich Agreement and consistency in working for closer diplomatic ties with France were complemented by his skill as a historian and his talent for friendship. Background and education.
The Duff Cooper Prize (currently known as the Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize) is a literary prize awarded annually for the best work of history, biography, political science or occasionally poetry, published in English or French.
YearAuthorTitleFrance on Trial: The Case of Marshal ...The Restless Republic: Britain without a ...Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of ...10 gen 2021 · How did Duff Cooper, a British MP and former admiralty chief, promote Britain's war effort and influence American public opinion during his controversial visit to the U.S. in 1939–40? This article examines the impact of his speeches, his contacts with influential Americans, and his lessons for British propaganda.
- Bradley W Hart, Richard Carr
- 2021
The Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize celebrates the best in non-fiction writing. The first award was made in 1956 in honour of the statesman and writer Alfred Duff Cooper (1890 – 1954) : it has been given annually ever since.
30 apr 2024 · Alfred Duff Cooper, 1st Viscount Norwich of Aldwick was a British politician. He served as a Conservative in Parliament (1924–29 and 1931–45). After a stint as secretary of state for war (1935–37), he became first lord of the Admiralty (1937) but resigned to protest the Munich agreement.
