MARGARET THATCHER’S BIOGRAPHY: The Story of Britain’s First Prime Minister

Margaret Thatcher, the “Iron Lady” of British politics, set her country on a rightward economic course, led it to victory in the Falklands war and helped guide the United States and the Soviet Union through the cold war, died of a stroke at the Ritz Hotel. She had been in poor health for months and had suffered from dementia.Mrs. Thatcher was the first woman to become prime minister of Britain and the first to lead a major Western power in modern times. Hard-driving and hardheaded, she led her Conservative Party to three straight election wins and held office for 11 years — May 1979 to November 1990 — longer than any other British politician in the 20th century.This book offers a riveting firsthand history of the major events, the crises and triumphs, during her eleven years as prime minister, including the Falklands War, the Brighton hotel bombing, the Westland affair, the final years of the Cold War, and her unprecedented three election victories.How did the woman who won the Cold War and three general elections in succession find herself pushed out by her own MPs? Find out all about this iconic legend by clicking on Buy Now