Dominic Sandbrook (born 1974) is a British historian and writer. Born in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, he was educated at Malvern College and studied at Balliol College, Oxford, the University of St Andrews and Jesus College, Cambridge. He taught history at the University of Sheffield before leaving in 2004 to become a freelance writer. He is currently a fellow of the Rothermere American Institute at Oxford University. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... Map sources for Bridgnorth at grid reference SO7193 High Town from the River Severn Bridgnorth is a town in Shropshire, England, at grid reference SO717929. ... Shropshire (abbreviated Salop or Shrops) is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Malvern College is a coeducational English public school for pupils aged 13 to 18, founded in 1865. ... Full name Balliol College Motto - Named after John de Balliol Previous names - Established 1263 Sister College St Johns College, Cambridge Master Andrew Graham (academic) Location Broad Street Undergraduates 403 Graduates 228 Homepage Boatclub Balliol College, founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... The University of St Andrews was founded between 1410 and 1413 and is the oldest university in Scotland (and third oldest in the English speaking world). ... Full name The College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist and the glorious Virgin Saint Radegund, near Cambridge Motto Facias Prosperum Ter Named after Jesus Lane & Jesus Parish Previous names - Established 1496 Sister College(s) Jesus College Master Prof. ... The University of Sheffield is a leading university, located in Sheffield, UK. // History The University of Sheffield was originally formed by the merger of three colleges. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...

Dr Sandbrook's first book, a biography of the American politician and presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy, proved extremely controversial on its release in the United States in 2004. Although the book was described by Louis Menand in the New Yorker as "intelligent and well written" and praised in other publications, it was also, as Menand put it, "unremittingly unsympathetic" toward its subject. McCarthy himself called the book "almost libellous," but most newspaper critics and academic reviewers agreed with Sandbrook's conclusions. Eugene Joseph Gene McCarthy (March 29, 1916 – December 10, 2005) was an American politician and a longtime member of the U.S. Congress. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Louis Menand (first name pronounced lü-E) is a prominent American writer and academic, best known for his book The Metaphysical Club (2001), an intellectual and cultural history of late 19th and early 20th century America. ... New Yorker may refer to: the magazine, The New Yorker a resident of New York City the hotel New Yorker a named passenger train operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad between Detroit, MI and New York, NY This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might...

In 2005, Sandbrook published Never Had It So Good, a history of Britain from the Suez Crisis to the Beatles. It covers British politics, culture and society during the first half of the 1960s and attracted glowing reviews, being nominated as a Book of the Year in the Observer, Sunday Telegraph, Independent on Sunday and Spectator. The sequel, White Heat, covering the Harold Wilson years, is due to be published in August 2006. Combatants Israel, France, United Kingdom Egypt Commanders Moshe Dayan (CoS of the IDF) General Sir Charles Keightley (C-in-C), Vice-Admiral Pierre Barjot (Deputy) Gamal Abdel Nasser Strength 45,000 British, 34,000 French, 175,000 Israeli 300,000 Egyptians Casualties 189 Israelis KIA, unknown number WIA, 16 British... The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... Possible meanings: In general, an observer is any system which receives information from an object. ... This article deals with The Daily Telegraph in Britain, see The Daily Telegraph (Australia) for the Australian publication The Daily Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper founded in 1855. ... The Independents old (pre-compact) masthead. ... The Spectator is a British conservative political magazine, established 1828, published weekly. ... The Right Honourable James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was one of the longest serving Labour Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom. ...

Sandbrook's numerous articles and reviews have appeared in the Sunday Times, Observer, New Statesman and Daily Telegraph, and he has appeared on BBC radio and television, most notably as a critic of the late John Lennon. Since January 2006 he has also written a weekly column on history and current affairs for the Evening Standard. The Sunday Times is the name of several Sunday newspapers. ... Possible meanings: In general, an observer is any system which receives information from an object. ... The New Statesman is a left-of-centre political weekly published in London. ... This article deals with The Daily Telegraph in Britain, see The Daily Telegraph (Australia) for the Australian publication The Daily Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper founded in 1855. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation. ... John Winston Lennon (later John Ono Lennon) (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980) was best known as a singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist for the British rock band The Beatles. ... Headlines of the Evening Standard on the day of London bombing on July 7, 2005, in Waterloo Station The Evening Standard is a London tabloid newspaper published and sold in London and surrounding areas, and is technically a local paper, although it carries considerable influence. ...

Bibliography

• Eugene McCarthy and the Rise and Fall of Postwar American Liberalism, Dominic Sandbrook, Publ. Alfred A. Knopf (2004) ISBN 1400041058
• Never Had It So Good: A History of Britain from Suez to the Beatles, Dominic Sandbrook, Publ. Little, Brown (2005) ISBN 0316860832
• White Heat: A History of Britain in the Swinging Sixties, Dominic Sandbrook, Publ. Little, Brown (2006) ISBN 0316724521