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The definitive biography of the celebrated
naval hero who brought down a Prime Minister.
Roger Keyes was one of the most inspiring and
controversial military figures Britain produced in the twentieth century,
pursuing a distinguished career in the Royal Navy.
In 1918, his leadership of the Zeebrugge and
Ostend raids became the stuff of legend, earning eleven Victoria Crosses and
transforming him into a national hero who symbolised Britain's fighting spirit.
Passed over for the position of First Sea Lord
due to his opposition to naval disarmament, in 1934 Keyes entered Parliament,
where he campaigned fiercely against appeasement alongside Churchill. It was
his decisive, fiery intervention in the 1940 Norway debate that broke the back
of Neville Chamberlain's government and cleared the path for Churchill to
become Prime Minister.
Just months later, Churchill restored him to
command as the first head of Combined Operations. Keyes created and championed
the Commandos, forging the elite special forces unit that terrorised Hitler's
coastal defences.
A hero in two world wars, Keyes was revered by
the men under his command and frequently compared to Nelson, but his abrasive
style also made him powerful enemies. Cutting through the controversy that
surrounds his name, this definitive, warts-and-all biography aims to restore
Keyes to his rightful place in British history.
