Lord Davies (Davies, David). Foundations of Victory. First Edition. London, Collins, 1941. 18 x 12 cm. 192 pages. Original blue cloth with black title on spine. Hard cover in original decorated unclipped dust jacket. Very good condition. Minor shelf wear, rubbing and bumping. Binding faded. Dust dulled throughout. Gift inscription from the author to Sir Alan Brooke, dated 24 April 1941.

Provenance: From the Library of Sir Alan Francis Brooke, Field Marshal Alanbrooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke.
David Davies, 1st Baron Davies (1880 – 1944), was a Welsh Liberal politician and public benefactor, the grandson of the industrialist, David Davies “Llandinam”. The barony was created for him in 1932.
He was an active supporter of the League of Nations. In 1932 he established the New Commonwealth Society for ‘the promotion of international law and order’, writing several books on the right use of force, notably The Problem of the Twentieth Century (1930), which was translated into German and other languages. His ideas influenced the writing of the United Nations Charter, especially with regards to sanctions and the transition of national armies to an international police. He endowed perhaps the world’s first Chair in International Politics, established in honour of Woodrow Wilson in 1919 at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.

• Keywords: Great Britain · History · History & Culture · Military · Philosophy · Politics · World War 2
• Language: English
• Dust Jacket
• Signed/inscribed
• First edition
• Inventory Number: 101343AB

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