Dominic Sandbrook was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, St Andrews and Jesus College, Cambridge. He taught history of the University of Sheffield and is currently a Senior Fellow at the Rothermere Institute, University of Oxford. He lives in London.
An active pleasure to read. This is a deftly written and evocative account of the day before yesterday ... Peter Hitchens, MAIL on Sunday, Books of The Year A substantial contribution to our understanding of the social and political history of modern Britain SUNDAY TELEGRAPH This is history of a commendably inclusive range SUNDAY TIMES This second volume lives up to the promise of the first ... Sandbrook is an inveterate demolisher of myths INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY