"This new study of the early political career of Sir Oswald Mosley ... is both a perceptive biography of the ambitious baronet and a painstaking reconstruction of the wider political ideas and context of the 1920s. ... Howell's study is an important contribution to the historiography, which combines thoughtful analysis of Mosley's early years in politics with a comprehensive understanding of the internal politics of the Labour movement of the 1920s." (Steven Woodbridge, Parliamentary History, Vol. 35 (2), June, 2016) 'David Howell superbly charts Mosley's remarkable political journey across the political spectrum in the years following the First World War. His book is a brilliant & unique exploration of early 20th century political thought, postwar British political history and the personal odyssey of one of the most remarkable political figures of the time.' - Stewart Wood, Lord Wood of Anfield