Greg Donaghy is head of the Historical Section in the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, and adjunct professor in the Department of History at St. Jerome's University. He is general editor of Documents on Canadian External Relations, as well as editor of six volumes in this series covering 1950 to 1957. His publications include the monograph Tolerant Allies: Canada and the United States, 1963-1968, nine edited collections of essays on Canadian history, and over fifty scholarly articles on Canadian foreign policy.

• Foreword by Robert Bothwell and John EnglishPreface1 Sweet Paul, 1903-302 The Young Politician, 1930-393 A Conquered World, 1939-454 The Apprentice Minister, 1945-485 A Liberal in a High-Tory Cabinet, 1948-526 The Greatest Country in the World, 1953-567 Disappointment and Opposition, 1956-638 Saving the World, 1963-649 Dealing with Washington, 1964-6510 Vietnam and a Mood of Protest, 1965-6711 A Hard-Pressed Minister, 196712 Defeat and the Senate, 1968-7413 Legacies, 1974-92NotesBibliographyIndex

Greg Donaghy paints a picture of a man whose ambition never superseded his fundamental decency, his connection to individuals both great and small, and his unwavering loyalty to colleagues, constituents and indeed a country that often treated him with something less than loyalty. This is both a fascinating study of twentieth-century Canada and the somewhat poignant story of a boy with big dreams. - Penny Bryden (Ontario History) During his lifetime Martin published two volumes of memoirs, and the diaries he kept while High Commissioner. But they are dull stuff: too long, too detailed, too stiff; as one reviewer put it, he left out the politics. Donaghy's impeccably researched and immensely readable biography, which draws on new material and numerous interviews, shows the extent to which Martin undersold himself. It also reveals him to be a very complex, highly intelligent, well-read, thoughtful, likeable, convivial, and witty man. It is one of the best biographies I have read in the last decade. - Lorna Lloyd, Keele University (British Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 29 No. 2, Fall 2016) In his detailed biography, Greg Donaghy ably chronicles the key roles that Martin played in ... Canadian political and international history ... Grit will surely serve as a valuable reference tool for scholars interested in the inner workings of policy formation and ministerial wrangling, and it illuminates our understanding of one of Canada's important twentieth century political operatives.- Matthew Hayday, University of Guelph (Canadian Journal of History)