The definitive biography of the celebratednaval hero who brought down a prime minister. Roger keyes was one of the most inspiring andcontroversial military figures britain produced in the twentieth century,pursuing a distinguished career in the royal navy. In 1918, his leadership of the zeebrugge andostend raids became the stuff of legend, earning eleven victoria crosses andtransforming him into a national hero who symbolised britain's fighting spirit. Passed over for the position of first sea lorddue to his opposition to naval disarmament, in 1934 keyes entered parliament,where he campaigned fiercely against appeasement alongside churchill.It washis decisive, fiery intervention in the 1940 norway debate that broke the backof neville chamberlain's government and cleared the path for churchill tobecome prime minister. Just months later, churchill restored him tocommand as the first head of combined operations.Keyes created and championedthe commandos, forging the elite special forces unit that terrorised hitler'scoastal defences. A hero in two world wars, keyes was revered bythe men under his command and frequently compared to nelson, but his abrasivestyle also made him powerful enemies.Cutting through the controversy thatsurrounds his name, this definitive, warts-and-all biography aims to restorekeyes to his rightful place in british history.
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