In Victory, Magnanimity, in Peace, Goodwill

A History of Wilton Park

Richard Mayne

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Routledge
01 April 2003

Palaces, chateaux, country houses; Biography: general; History; British & Irish history; Second World War

Series: Whitehall Histories

Wilton Park is a unique phenomenon: part of the

Britih Government but academically independent; well-known among policy makers, but with a low public profile; created to help foster democracy in post-war Germany, but now with global reach; a vehicle for international dialogue, never one

for British propaganda. Why did the British Government create such an institution in 1946? What impact did it have? How

did it evolve from a training centre for German prisoners of war to today's international policy forum? In Victory, Magnanimity, in Peace, Goodwill tells the story for the first time. It describes how it was Winston Churchill who proposed Wilton Park's post-war role. But its founding father was a German: Heinz Koeppler, a historian who had fled from Hitler to Magdalen College, Oxford, and had worked in Britain's wartime Political Intelligence Department. After the war, he fought as many battles as during it, to resisit Government cuts and to maintain Wilton Park's academic independence as a centre of frank, searching and off-the-record debate. Koeppler's legacy is today's thriving institution.

By: Richard Mayne
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 884g
ISBN: 9780714654331
ISBN 10: 0714654337
Series: Whitehall Histories
Pages: 468
Publication Date: 01 April 2003
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Professional and scholarly , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Richard Mayne

Reviews for In Victory, Magnanimity, in Peace, Goodwill: A History of Wilton Park

'An interesting, skilful and successful salute to Wilton Park's unusual history and its valuable continuing contribution.' - Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Journal