The guardsmen

"From the playing fields of Eton, to the trenches of the First World War and on to Churchill's government, four exceptional young men - Harold Macmillan, Lord Salisbury, Oliver Lyttelton and Harry Crookshank - supported, conspired and vied with each other to reach the pinnacle of political power in twentieth-century Britain. This collective biography illuminates the personalities, tensions, and bonds of class and politics that were inextricably to link their lives for over half a century." "Through this biography, Simon Ball presents a portrait of ruthless political ambition and intrigue up…