{"product_id":"the-fringes-of-power-downing-street-diaries-19391955","title":"The Fringes of Power : Downing Street Diaries 1939-1955","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt the outset of the Second World War  John Colville  a young diplomat  was seconded from the foreign office to Number 10 Downing Street. For nine of the next sixteen years  he served three prime ministers - briefly Neville Chamberlain and Clement Attlee - but for much of that time as Private Secretary to Winston Churchill. During those momentous years Colville kept a diary  though this was forbidden by wartime regulations  locking it nightly into his desk at Number 10. Colville seldom left Churchills side and the insights and observations he records paint an invaluable portrait of the nations most famous leader both in times of war and peace. Transcribed and edited by Colville before his death  this new edition adds material from WWII not in the original hardback.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44944725540917,"sku":"ByrdShop_0297847589","price":226.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780297847588.jpg?v=1770665153","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-fringes-of-power-downing-street-diaries-19391955","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}